Date:         Sun, 22 Aug 2004 20:03:01 -0400
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From:         Greg Potts <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: Dead analog clock - any easy fixes
Comments: To: "Brian T." <nobleman36@YAHOO.COM>
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Hi Brian,

My personal experience in this is with a 79 bus, but the same principal
could be applied to a Vanagon easily enough.

Around these parts a baywindow clock is extremely rare and costly
accessory. I wanted one, but not enough to pony up $100 to someone on
eBay or at a swap meet. What I did was to get a small alarm clock from
the local "Dollarama" store, and glued the AA battery-powered mechanism
into the back of the clock pod spacer with RTV. Then I glued in a
custom clock face I made with letters traced from a VDO speedometer,
and installed the arms back on the spindles.

Here's the end result:
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia/clock.jpg

Pretty simple fix, and it only cost a buck.

Happy trails,

Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato**  LY3H
1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
http://www.busesofthecorn.com

On 21-Aug-04, at 3:44 PM, Brian T. wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Since I have had zero luck finding a 1985 guage
> cluster with tach I am wanting to know if there is a
> generic sorta thing that happens to the analog clocks
> that makes them quit.
>
> If there is, what's the fix?
>
> Thanks!
> Brian
>
>