Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 21:41:50 -0600
Reply-To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
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From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: odometer just went on the fritz
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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
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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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:::-----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.
:::>
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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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:::>
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