

| Subject: | Re: Tach needed, anyone able to help, and trip report |
| From: | Dan N |
| Date: | Sun, 18 Aug 2024 09:36:17 -0700 |
Hi Eric... I don't have one for you... but there are some on Samba.. expensive... On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 6:25 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > Sending again as I didn’t see this on list or in my junk. I hope it > reaches the list. > > Hi folks, > > We just returned from a 10 day travel and camping adventure in our > 84 Westfalia. > > One thing I learned is that Heidi and my other drivers need a > tach. I would like to replace the broken clock with one. > > Anyone out there have one and a little direction on install? > > The problem is that my 84 is so quiet that Heidi and others could not hear > the engine enough to know it was time to change gears. So, we often stayed > in a gear too long. This happened to several experienced VW van drivers. > All wanted a Tach. > > Our 10 day adventure took us from VT to Maine, and into Canada. We were > at the Brand Manan island as well as Saint Andrew’s. It was a great trip. > > Extra bonus was meeting fellow list member Roy Nichols, sorry > about spelling. > > There were many Vanagons and some bay windows out on the roads. > The largest number in Canada. > > We traveled in a group of 4 including 3 vanagons and 1 bay window. > The 78 Bay was running my original 1.9 motor and they got the best gas > mileage of all of us, and had no trouble keeping up with the speed. > > Now, looking forward to another adventure! > > > So, Tach anyone? > > Eric Caron >
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