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Date:         Fri, 22 Jun 2001 11:54:28 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Putting a tach into non-tach Vanagon
Comments: To: "Christopher T. Berchin" <ctb1@PEOPLEPC.COM>
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At 06:39 PM 6/21/2001, Christopher T. Berchin wrote: >Anyone know how difficult it is to put a tach from a later Vanagon into >something like a 1984? I'm assuming none of the wiring is there for this... >Thanks. > >Chris

From an old post:

At 22:56 10/16/99 , you wrote: >Hi Vanagonauts, > >I recently acquired a dash from a 1988-89 vanagon. It has the digital >clock and tach. I am using my old speedo into this cluster. The wiring >is causing me a little frustration. I almost have it figured out but I >was hoping one of the lists electrical gurus could help.

Here's a circular list. First column is where the wire used to be in the connector. Second is where it goes. Third is where the displaced wire needs to go. It's convenient to know that immediately when you have wires squirming all about.

80-84 85+ which goes to 85+ 3 1 none (1 was vacant) 4 2 3 (cut and splice as below) 5 3 1 Old terminal 5 goes to ground. It is jumpered inside the old panel to old terminal 2, which provides a ground for the 4-way flasher's pilot light. No, I can't imagine why they did it that way. (!) Anyway, splice the lead that used to go to pin two into the one that used to go to pin 5, and run the pair to pin 3. None None 2 7 5 3 (see previous note) 6 6 6 8 7 5 9 8 7 Tach 9 8 14 10 13 13 11 14 x 12 none (High oil pressure except '85 which has none. Ground to keep buzzer from going off, or make more elaborate arrangements) 10 13 11 11 14 10 Old pin 12 goes to a connector under the dash and stops. You can splice in your tach wire and use this female terminal to go into pin 9 (it was the glow plug indicator for Diesels).

If you need more I'll reference to your tables, but this is all you need to do it from scratch.

David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation"


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