So, what?   A gentle push on the needle to put it closer to the magnet,
or something?

On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> Any car can do that, pretty much. Think of the cable/odometer/speedometer
> as a drive train--the transmission or wheel (in the case of a Vanagon)
> drives the cable. The cable drives the odometer, which is a very
> directly-geared device. It also drives the speedometer, which is a
> magnetically-coupled device and any little think wrong with it can take the
> needle, which is softly connected, out of whack with the odometer, which is
> a hard connection.
>
> If you could reach into the instrument housing while driving and touch its
> various components, your pinkie could stop the odometer needle, but it
> would lose skin if you stuck it into the odometer.
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>    I've not heard of a Vanagon speedo losing it's speed function and
>> keeping the odometer, but that is just what mine begin doing this
>> afternoon
>> without any warning or prior indication of problems.
>>
>>     I had the odometer wheel problem and I also had a bad cable before but
>> now the speedo needle sits unmoving on "Zero" while the miles click off
>> just fine.   I know from my tach how fast I am going but the speedo is
>> also
>> pretty handy and I'd like to restore it's function...if anyone has a
>> hint....thanks,
>>
>>   Don Hanson
>>
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