For me, sending the speedo out if for no other reason than to get it to
read more accurately (I have an '84 that reads stupidly high, by
design*) would be worth it. Can't null that out by lubing nor, as
someone is always happy to suggest, bending the pointer since the error
is a fixed one + a percentage.

BTW, has anyone gotten Stuart's link to work? Neither
<www.overseas-spedometer.com> [sic] nor <www.overseas-speedometer.com>
connect up.

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* See Bentley 90.30, mine is clearly the European calibration version of
the 1984 vans, which reads high by 6.2 mph + 5%. When I'm going 50, the
thing reads 59 mph. This determined by comparing speedo readings vs GPS
readings. The odometer is always dead-on so it's not a tire size issue.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 01/13/2014 02:44 PM, SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss ) wrote:
> Did anyone ever THINK of taking the speedo out and lubing something say ?
> that's the first thing I'd do.
>
> I fix So Many vanagon issues JUST with cleaning, inspecting, lubing ,
> adjusting ..
> like as many at 60 to 70 % of all the vanagon issuse I address, and fix,
> ...
> it's not 'a new part' ..it's not rebuilding something....it's just
> inspecting, cleaning, resetting, adjusting etc. etc.
>
> why would someone start pricing rebuilds when they haven't even LOOKED
> at the thing ?????
>
>
> On 1/13/2014 10:04 AM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
>> This is due to "global gravity change," an increase in gravity here
>> since the '80s holding down the needle.
>>
>> My guess anyway, and it's effecting my weight too!
>>
>> I have the same problem and I'm going to break the instrument cover
>> banging on it if I don't get it fixed.  This is the real fix:
>> www.overseas-spedometer.com.  About $85 plus shipping, and I'll get
>> the 10% over speed error adjusted too.
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of dhanson928@gmail.com
>> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 7:33 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Speedo needle sits still sometimes
>>
>>
>> I've got an 84 Vanagon with a fairly recent Speedo cable.  I've had
>> the Speedo needle not move till I knock the face of the pod a few
>> times, more frequently lately.  Is there a known fix for this "loose
>> needle" syndrome?
>> Sent from my HTC smartphone on the Now Network from Sprint!
>>