Yeah i was going to follow this and replace the whole cluster

 

http://www.oldvolkshome.com/late_van_cluster_install.pdf 

 

 

 But if I can jsut switch the speedo and save some time that might be worth it.  I am going to check on that this weekend.  I will jsut want to send the speedo in as it has the odometer attached I beleive and I want that to match the mileage on the chassis.    
 
> Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:41:57 -0700
> From: scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM
> Subject: Re: 1984 Speedos
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> You might want to just install the 85 speedometer into your 85 instrument
> cluster.
> The connections to the main plug, T14 are different between 84 and 85.
> It's not hard to swap wire positions around on T14 ...
> but for pure 'no wire thinking' ...just swap out the speedo.
> 
> for example......oil pressure warning light switch ......on the 83/84 it's
> at T14/10 ( page 97.56 on Bentley ).
> On the 85 it's on T14/13 ( pg 97.62 )
> 
> the T14 plug opens up ( nicely ! ) to swap wire positions , so not 'too
> hard' to make the changes.
> Other wires besides the OP switch circuit or different too probably.
> 
> Scott
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jamie Fitterer" <fittdog8848@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 5:22 PM
> Subject: Re: 1984 Speedos
> 
> 
> Yeah.....I have an 85 Instrument panel that I just haven't had the time to
> put in. My "tolerance" is about 15.3. LOL.
> 
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> > Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:43:28 -0400
> > From: dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET
> > Subject: Re: 1984 Speedos
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >
> > 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
> =