I'm not receiving Any of Keith Hughes EMails ~ Anyone else with this issue & anyone have an idea as to why ~

                                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 12 Jul , 2017, at 12:10 PM, Jeff Palmer wrote:

> I found that mine a few years back was too long. I zip tied it to the frame and that's when I had binding/bouncing issues. Possibly it has to do with the path of the cable or something?
> Jeff
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jul 12, 2017, at 10:42 AM, Keith Hughes <keithahughes@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>> 
>> Certainly the Gemo I have in there was very tight, but whether that is a good thing - preventing lateral flexing and chatter - or whether it causes binding and torsional stresses that cause chatter...I dunno. I'm not really surprised that a part that wholesales for ~ $10-15, in relatively small production runs, would have QC issues with lots here and there. Not like we don't see that with many other aftermarket only van parts (window regulators anyone?).
>> 
>> I'm not diss'ing Van-Cafe either, but I got this one from them, and I don't know if every one they have is from the same lot or not. So it's a crapshoot. Just hoping someone had had good, recent, luck with a particular brand/supplier. Ah well, thanks anyway!
>> 
>> Keith Hughes
>> '86 Westy GenV (Marvin)
>> --------------------------------------------
>> On Wed, 7/12/17, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> Subject: Re: Speedometer Cable
>> To: "Keith Hughes" <keithahughes@yahoo.com>
>> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2017, 9:02 AM
>> 
>> I should have known that you be
>> on top of things Keith. It's interesting that there are
>> bum cables for sale. Do you get the impression that the
>> cable liner is tight to the cable or maybe even scarred or
>> torn somewhere in the run? Or even a manufacturing defect,
>> little kink made in the cable before it's inserted in
>> housing. That would be a big oversight at the factory.
>> 
>> Getting lube down a cable
>> housing is a pain if you can't use one of those cable
>> lubing attachments. It's tempting to think that more
>> lube is the answer.
>> 
>> Anyway,
>> I'm out of suggestions :-)
>> 
>> Alistair
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jul 12, 2017, at 8:32 AM, Keith Hughes
>> <keithahughes@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi
>> Alistair,
>>> 
>>> Thanks.
>> Yes, new dustcap with the cable install. I pulled the cap
>> yesterday and ran the cable with a drill, and still have the
>> bounce. I lubed the cable well with 3-in-1 oil on install
>> (it was quite difficult to turn by hand). I adjusted the
>> cable to minimize it, but still there. I heard from FAS
>> where my conversion was done that they have had a lot of
>> cable issues with Gemo over the last year, and had to
>> replace a bunch. Apparently that's been resolved, but I
>> don't want to dump another $50, delivered, only to get
>> another old-stock cable with the same issues.
>>> 
>>> Keith Hughes
>>> '86 Westy GenV (Marvin)
>>> 
>> --------------------------------------------
>>> On Wed, 7/12/17, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Subject:
>> Re: Speedometer Cable
>>> To: "Keith
>> Hughes" <keithahughes@YAHOO.COM>
>>> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2017, 8:13 AM
>>> 
>>> Keith,
>>> 
>>> It's been a
>> while since I've worked
>>> with 2wd
>> cable, but seeing as no one else has chimed in,
>>> I'll take a stab.
>>> 
>> 
>>> Is
>>> the square
>> hole in the cap on the hub, where the cable end
>>> goes thru, in good shape? I mean is it
>> square to match the
>>> cable end? And the
>> little circlip on the cable end in place?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Alistair
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Jul 11, 2017,
>> at
>>> 6:45 PM, Keith Hughes <keithahughes@YAHOO.COM>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> To all you
>>> folks
>> that have struggled with the bouncy speedo needle, has
>>> anyone found a reliably good replacement
>> cable? I replaced
>>> mine with a Van-Cafe
>> version early this year (Gemo brand)
>>> 
>> and it reduced the bouncing but still there. Just
>> installed
>>> a rebuilt speedo head from
>> GoWesty, and have the same
>>> bouncing
>> problems (causing my cruise control to be glitchy).
>>> I've done all of the tweaking and
>> adjusting I can to
>>> little avail.
>> I've seen good reviews of cables from most
>>> of the usual suspect vendors, and bad
>> reviews from most as
>>> well. Seems a lot
>> of QC issues with most, apparently.
>>>> 
>> 
>>>> What say you list
>>> gurus? Anyone with a tried and true, used
>> to bounce like
>>> kangaroo on meth but now
>> stable as a glacier, replacement
>>> 
>> suggestions?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> Keith Hughes
>>>> '86 Westy GenV
>>> (Marvin)
>>>