Yes, my speedometer works, alhamdulilleh. So as long as I remember to look at the gas gauge instead of the trip mileage to decide when to fill the gas tank, I can drive this way. A number of people have said it would be this gear problem - some made it sound easy to fix, others said it might not be accessible. Hmm, is anyone along my route handy with tools (handier than I am, I mean - which isn't hard!), maybe I could pull into your place en route and you could look over my shoulder while I attempt to fix it? Route: Gulf coast from Austin TX to Pensacola - getting to Pensacola Jan 7. Then diagonalling north-east to Chapel Hill NC, Arlington VA, and the Delaware Gap by Jan 14. After that, muddling around the mid-Atlantic Jan 17-Feb 3, then in NYC till March 15 (at my mom's, not in my van). And after that? Hopefully back on the road somewhere!
Joy
**************************************************************** Joy Hecht and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon For musings about life and the vanadventures: http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy **************************************************************** :::-----Original Message----- :::From: Eric Zeno [mailto:vw4x4@fyi.net] :::Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 11:34 AM :::To: Joy Hecht :::Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM :::Subject: Re: odometer just went on the fritz ::: :::Is the speedometer working? ::: ::: Eric 86-VW4x4 ::: vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro ::: Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler ::: 92-Jetta GWC ::: www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm ::: :::On Fri, 31 Dec 2004, Joy Hecht wrote: ::: :::> My odometer seems to have spontaneously gone on strike this afternoon. :::It's :::> not moving, nor is my trip meter. Zeroing out the trip meter doesn't :::do :::> anything - it moves for around 0.1 mile, then stops again. :::> :::> Is this normal? Assuming it doesn't miraculously start to work again :::> tomorrow, any suggestions for how to fix it? Or why it might have done :::> this? :::> :::> :::> :::> Joy :::> :::> p.s. For the curious - it's stopped at somewhere around 145,723. :::> :::> **************************************************************** :::> Joy Hecht :::> and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon :::> :::> For musings about life and the vanadventures: :::> http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy :::> :::> **************************************************************** :::> |
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