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Subject:Re: 1984 Speedos
From:Joe T.
Date:Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:14:38 -0700

No way!  My cluster is out of an '84 Wolfsburg full Westy and the
speedometer has always been way, way off.  I just thought it was a problem
with that particular speedometer.  Learn something new every day.

On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 4:43 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

> At 07:41 PM 4/13/2010, Geo wrote:
>
>> There is even a formula in the Bentley (p 90.30) for the 84 model year
>> to compute your actual speed based on what the instrument says.
>> Pretty handy... if you happen to have a calculator in hand while you
>> drive.
>>
>
> That's a tolerance, not a conversion.  But in '85 they went back to
> speedos with a much tighter spec in US Vanagons, presumably by customer
> demand.
>
> Yours,
> David
>

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Joe T.
'85 Wolfsburg Westy Subie 2.2

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