Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 20:30:12 EDT
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From: Chris Wright <ChrisW8502@AOL.COM>
Subject: [Zoltan...] Re: A Vanagon mystery? Please Help
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Zoltan,
Yes, I understand the that some people might push this away. However I have
fairly good proof of authorized VW dealership receipts showing my previous
mileage and then receipts showing the new mileage 100,000 greater only a month
later. VW even offered to fix my problem back when it occurred (for $300...) but
I wasn't thinking straight at the time... I have all sorts of small problems
that I am ironing out with the help of a good friend who is doing the work for
free so we are hoping to get this annoying problem fixed... Thank you so much
for offering to personally come out and help me. If I were Seattle that would
be awesome! Unfortunately for me I am on Martha's Vineyard Island off
Massachusetts... Because neither my friend nor no how to take apart the Speedo we
are afraid of damaging it... Is that the only way?
Thank for your reply Zoltan,
-Chris
<<Subj: Re: A Vanagon mystery? Please Help
Date: 8/15/2003 11:50:02 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: <A HREF="mailto:zolo@foxinternet.net">zolo@foxinternet.net</A>
To: <A HREF="mailto:ChrisW8502@AOL.COM">ChrisW8502@AOL.COM</A>
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There is an answer to this, but you have to understand that now you are
dealing with some kind of irregular thing that may or may not be welcome to
deal with for some law abiding citizens. The speedometer is always a touchy
issue. It is a federal offence if I am not mistaken, to deal with it. The
last time I have gotten one repaired for $60 at a place where they do these
things all the time. I don't know why yours turned over an extra number
when it should not have, but to put it back where it was, I think is not all
that difficult if you want to figure it out. I may come and help you with
it if you are living in the Seattle area.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Wright" <ChrisW8502@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 11:40 AM
Subject: A Vanagon mystery? Please Help
> Hello list,
>
> I have a real mystery involving my 1987 Vanagon Syncro's odometer going
from
> 100,000 some odd miles to 200,000 some odd miles in less then 24 hours. I
sat
> there and watched as the far left numeral "1" slowly turned to "2" as I
drove.
> Before I knew it my Syncro had exactly 100,000 miles more than it had the
day
> before?!? Very strange... This happened a few years ago and during that
time
> while getting it serviced at a VW shop I explained the problem and the VW
tech
> said he could fix it for $300 and me leaving it there for the day. However
as
> the tradition with my past 4 years I was too busy to deal... Now however
I
> have a buddy who works for a local private VW shop who is helping me iron
out
> all the problems my Syncro is having while we are both taking a few days
off
> from work, but then we both have to go back to work and I work states away
from
> him... So if it doesn't get done now it might never get done (I have until
> around the middle of next week).... We took the instrument cluster out and
took a
> look at the odometer. There doesn't seem to be ANYTHING wrong with it. All
> the gears seem totally intact, all the "groves" seem intact, no scratch
marks or
> cracks, and the odometer itself works fine (no symptoms of the odometer
> freeze caused by setting the tripometer while the car is moving...). We
were both
> shocked as we were expecting to see something clearly wrong, especially
since
> the VW tech a couple of years back had made it seem like this was a common
> problem that can be solved through VW "easily" ( well easily for $300...).
This is
> something that I really want to fix and I don't have the cash to take it
to a
> VW shop. Right now I have a fairly knowledgeable VW mechanic/friend who
can
> help me with this but we really need the help of the more experienced on
the
> Vanagon list. Any and all efforts would be most appreciated!
>
> Thank you for reading this.
> Chris
> 1987 Vanagon Syncro 132,000 / 232,000.....
>
> PS: This list is invaluable to Vanagon owners. Thank you all so much!!! I
> haven't participated for years simply because I am not that knowledgeable
with
> cars but I listen well and have been very grateful for the time each
person has
> put into this list allowing myself and others to search the archives
whenever
> a question comes up (of which I have found no answers to this problem with
my
> odometer hence my current posting...)
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