Date:         Mon, 3 May 2004 19:51:12 -0400
Reply-To:     Sam Walters <sam.cooks@VERIZON.NET>
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From:         Sam Walters <sam.cooks@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: instrument cluster swap
Comments: To: Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
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Jonathan,

I put an 87 cluster into my 85 because I wanted a tachometer.  I had to
swap the whole cluster because the 85 cluster's attachment points were
broken and I couldn't pass inspection with the whole unit wiggling
around.  But then the mileage was off, so the inspection station guy
made me put the original 85 odometer into the 87 cluster so there would
be no mileage variation.  I actually put the whole speedometer /
odometer unit into the 87 cluster.  Not realizing that it would cause
problems later, I put the high pressure oil alarm board from the 87 into
the 85 speedo unit.  Then about 7 months later, just a few weeks ago, I
finally got around to finishing wiring the tach.  Then, armed with
knowledge from the list,  I grounded out the oil pressure alarm as it
would kick in when the rpm's got above about 3000 or so.  No problems
since then.

Sam

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Sam Walters
Baltimore, MD

89 Syncro GL
85 Westy Weekender
84 Vanagon, original owner, soon to be retired, just too many problems

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