Date:         Wed, 2 Aug 2006 14:08:06 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Speedometer Weirdness
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Hey all,

In the past , the VW's I owned went thru
speedometer cables often.
My Vnagon is still on the original.

Now my 82 Vanagon speedo is acting strange.
It's slowing down, and now the most it will
register is about 35 mph.

Has this happened to anyone?

Instead of going completely out, it's gradually
slowing down.

The other thing this is affecting is my engine
performance,  as the computer needs the VSS
signal (Motronic fuel injection) as my engine is
a 2.0 Golf. I have a pick-up sensor installed in
the back of the speedo that sends the signal to
the computer.

I am just asking before I remove the cable , if
it might be in the speedo itself, or if the cable
has broken and is slipping.

What's making this seem strange is that usually
when a cable breaks, there is no speedo at all or
the needle jumps.

Thanks for your input-

Robert

1982 Westfalia

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