Date:         Sat, 22 May 2004 23:30:13 EDT
Reply-To:     Oxroad@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeff Oxroad <Oxroad@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Clock Analog Vanagon
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Jack--

I think the clocks not running fast, your bus is just extremely slow. That's
one of the drawbacks of the Vanagon.

Truth is get a later model dash pod from an 86-91 with a tach. Take out
you're old pod, swap the speedo if you want to keep the mileage accurate and put
the laer modle pod with tach in your bus. You'll have to rearrange a few wires
on the connection plug and run a wire from the coil to the tach wire hookup.
Somewhere in the archives are the wire changes you'll have to make or some one
will chime in.

This later model pod with tach will have the correct blue circuit board to
operate the tach and digital clock that will be included. And it will have a
solid piece of clear plastic over the tach--not the clear plastic with the hole
to adjust the analog clock.

Find a pod with tach on ebay, in a wrecking yard, or from someone on the
list. They're always coming up for sale. It's a great upgrade and has the temp
gauge, fule guage, digital clock, tach, and speedo...oh, and idiot lights.

Best
Jeff
83.5 Westfalia
LA,CA


In a message dated 5/22/2004 8:20:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
Jackandhank@AOL.COM writes:


> Time sure flies in my '86 Westy. The analog clock runs 30 - 50% fast.
> Q1: Any experience out there on how to correct?
> Q2: When I'm driving a WV, I don't much care what time it is anyway, so: What
> tach would go in its place, and where is the best place to find one? Would it
> include Fuel and Temp gages?
> Jack
>