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Date:         Tue, 2 Jan 2007 17:06:27 -0500
Reply-To:     Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Fwd: Tach install from vanagon to vanagon
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jim Henry <jch@jchgis.com> Date: Jan 2, 2007 4:53 PM Subject: RE: Tach install from vanagon to vanagon To: Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@gmail.com>

It would make sense to be able to make a jumper set of connectors to be able to use post 85 instrument clusters in 84/85 buses since the late model units are much more likely to be available. Does anyone know of a source of the connectors?

Jim Henry 84 Westy

> -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] > On Behalf Of Sudhir Desai > Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 1:46 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Tach install from vanagon to vanagon > > the wiring harness modifications list is in the archives, and > on the backup vanagon list. > since most people are lazy these days, here is the excel file > with the guide. > sudhir > > http://userpages.umbc.edu/~sud1/vanagon/vanagon_instrument_pan > el_swap_guide.xls > > On 1/2/07, Rich Bennington <rich.bennington@charter.net> wrote: > > < > > Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:28:32 -0500 > > From: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM> > > Subject: Tach install from vanagon to vanagon > > > > Hi all > > Well I aquired a 84 wolfsberg vanagon and it has the stock > tach in the > > dash pod. I will be parting out this vanagon and then off to the > > crusher but it has a tach that I want to know if it is just > a straight > > swap to my 84 GL. My vanagon has a standard Clock. Will the harness > > already have the wiring for the tach to work?? > > > > Jonce Fancher > > > > > You will need to bring a tach wire from the coil up to the dash > > console. A standard 84 did not have this wiring. Other than that, > > assuming the Wolfsberg did not do '85 or later type wiring, > you should > > be good to go. I would check the pinouts on your wolfsberg dash > > console vs. the vanagon to make certain there are no differences. > > 85's had, I think, one ground on different pins, so you > should check > > for that. Later models had major pinout differences. > > > > Rich > > >


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