Date:         Mon, 26 Feb 2001 20:56:01 EST
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: Dash Panel interchange.
Comments: To: jbrush@aros.net
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In a message dated 2/26/01 7:53:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, jbrush@AROS.NET
writes:


> Mine is a 1981 air cooled, this one is an 85 waterbox. I would keep my own
> speedo, but I would sure like the tach if it would work. Is it likely to
> just be a standard electrical tach? In the world of small block chevies,
> we just attach the tach to the coil. Is that the way that this one would
> attach?  I cannot recall where the gas gauge is located, but its all by
> itself on my panel. One an 85, does it appear there as well, and the tach
> just sits over it? Guess I should have looked a little harder
>
> I might get the dash panel, or I might see if he would just give up the
>


yes, you can put a later model tach in any vanagon. just take multipoint
connector from donor van with you to see how to switch the wires, and run a
wire from coil to appropriate terminal on connector.
chris

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