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Subject:Re: Diesel Instrument Cluster Blue Ribbon: Glow Plug Light Wiring Confirm Please?
From:Neil N
Date:Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:17:11 -0700
Sorry Mark. I should've mentioned this; that cluster is a composite of
different parts.

In this image,

https://goo.gl/photos/EoQwMLEtX9peZzVa7

are the positive and negative connections to the diesel glow plug
light I show, correct?

I see that this light is switched on by a supplied ground from the
glow plug relay and 15 buss.

Neil.

On 8/21/17, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote:
> So the black plastic part with the embossed date from 1989 is the back
> of the speedometer. Clearly from the various photos you have a later
> speedo installed in an earlier cluster.
>
> What exactly is it that you would still like to know?
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> Neil N wrote:
>> Thanks Mark.
>>
>> Images showing back of cluster:
>>
>> https://goo.gl/photos/7YDhHxxHjjL5cfUbA
>> https://goo.gl/photos/sUUFdh4z1ZJxUYw38
>>
>> Images showing more ID numbers on cluster:
>>
>> https://goo.gl/photos/hXPSiT3mPC3zS33u7
>> https://goo.gl/photos/adKXqy324WQXLau49
>> https://goo.gl/photos/JmWaBzL9MJr47CkA9
>> https://goo.gl/photos/dbmuPy4FzREbRyyJ6
>>
>> On 8/21/17, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> That embossed date looks like Aug 89 to me, for when the black plastic
>>> part was molded. The white ink stamp above it shows assembly date in
>>> 1990, perhaps month 5 or 3, can't tell. A view of the whole cluster back
>>> would be nice.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>> Neil N wrote:
>>>> Hi all.
>>>>
>>>> This image: https://goo.gl/photos/dHGTtBE5BReSGzGu5  appears to show
>>>> that I have a 1982 instrument cluster.
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil n
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
>

--
Neil n

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1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/>

Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>