Old wives tale, that.  I've been pushing my reset button on the move for
~145,000 miles on the one van and  ~15,000 miles on the other and my
odometers are both still working.

Of course, now that I've said that publicly they'll both die next week!  =)

On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Geo & Kathleen Hahn <
ahwahnee@cybertrails.com> wrote:

> Perhaps worth mentioning as an ounce of prevention (unless this is an urban
> legend) that one should never push the reset button whilst the van is
> moving.  Easy to do as you pull away from the pump and realize you didn't
> zero the trip odo... but I believe it can break the works.
>
> Doesn't break it every time (I can attest to that) but it's risky behavior.
>
> Geo
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Tuovinen" <mst@AK.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 12:16 PM
> Subject: Re: Odo/Trip Counter
>
>
>
>> There is information in the archives and on various websites on how to
>> repair it yourself...
>>
>

--
Beverley Anne de Villiers   April 20, 1930 - July 4, 2009

Jake

1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"

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