Larry, my 86 westi does the speedo thing too!, I find it worse when it gets
cold out or the van has been sitting, just recently replaces the light my
self as well, I think that I will try the lube fix with some of the stuff I
have, for some reason my wife just doesn't like to Tap the speedo face
cover to get it to run?  (can't figure out why), Vw designed it to
this......Didn't they? ;)

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> From: Larry Carter <lcarter@cowichan.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu>
> Subject: 87 GL digital clock
> Date: Wednesday, July 16, 1997 10:01 PM
> 
> Hello;  I finally found the time to check out the problem with the
digital
> clock constantly cycling the hours.  I took out the dash to get at the
> clock, the little target-like plastic peices that you push against when
you
> adjust the clock had fallen doown and got itself trapped under the
plunger
> (that actuallly does the electrical work that changes the time) I just
> re-aligned the little targets, and re-assembled the dash. Everything
works.
> I had a little problem when I first  bought the van the speedo needle was
> lazy, occasionally taking 2 or 3 kms. to bounce off the stop and get
busy.
> At the time I just took the speedo light out and squirted some WD40 at
the
> base of the speedo needle with the long hose that came with it, through
the
> hole the light goes into.  Works great.  I mopped up the mess today when
I
> had the dash out. The whole job took about an hour.    Larry Carter
>