Date:         Thu, 30 Dec 2004 23:30:08 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject:      Re: odometer just went on the fritz
Comments: To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
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Has anyone lately tightened up your instrument pod?

Only joking.

There is a small green gear that tends to work itself along a small
shaft within the speedo.  It'll eventually work itself till it no longer
meshes with the gear that is supposed to drive it.  Best remedy is to
find a VDO speedo shop.  Should be a $75 -$100 repair, and they will be
able to properly calibrate your speedo while they're at it.

Karl

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf Of
> Joy Hecht
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 11:03 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: odometer just went on the fritz
>
> 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.
>
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> Joy Hecht
> and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
>
> For musings about life and the vanadventures:
> http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy
>
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