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Subject:Re: Late Vanagon Speedometer needed
From:Mike Collum
Date:Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:41:25 -0400

You could use the earlier speedometer in your later van by changing the
upper speedometer cable.

Mike

Greg Potts wrote:
> Hi Volks,
>
> OK, I tried fixing my odometer over the weekend but it's still not
> working. Luckily the speedo is working OK, so I am legal for the time
> being.
>
> Has anyone got a spare they are willing to part with for reasonable
> cost? I don't really need the full cluster, just the speedo section.
>
> My van is an 87, with the bayonet-type speedo cable. It's currently
> reading in miles, but I wouldn't mind switching to KMs if I had to. I
> have a spare in KMs, but it uses the screw-on type speedo cable and must
> be from the earlier vans.
>
> Toronto Area Pickup preferred, or at Warsaw Caves this weekend. Or else
> I'll buy one via mail if I have to.
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
> 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop
> www.busesofthecorn.com
> www.pottsfamily.ca
>