Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:08:39 -0400
Reply-To: Sam Conant <samcvt@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Sam Conant <samcvt@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: clock
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So, the mystery about 84 VW Westy clock stoppage and rehabilitation becomes
more complex .... which fits within the context of most other rehab tasks
for the almost vintage VW.
My attitude, after decades of consideration, is that if I'm outdoors and I
can see things better, it might be daytime, and when things become less easy
to see, it might be nighttime. And, this brings me to a question:
If I'm speeding through absolute dark at the speed of light, and all of a
sudden I turn on my lights, what happens?
It is a good thing I drive an 84 VW Westy, because I'll not have to do the
research for the answer to my puzzlement.
Sam Conant
Colchester, Vermont
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 12:41 AM
Subject: Re: clock
An A2 Jetta/Golf clock fits with very minor mods, although the backlight
colour is different. I did this on mine, although that clock has now died as
well...
I consider not knowing the exact time part of the overall Westy experience.
:-)
On 30 Oct 2007 at 19:37, jon <jon@KENNEKE.COM> wrote:
And, the fact the there is a digital clock on later van just proves that my
memory is faulty. ;) On my wife's 86, the LCD display went bad, so I should
know better. I don't know of any repair options.
;) Jon
On Tue, 30 Oct 2007, Mike Collum wrote:
Those two 100 uf caps are usually the problem with analog clocks but the
original poster stated that he has an '87 van so I'm assuming a digital
clock in his case.
Mike
jon wrote: Many times it's one of the electrolytic capacitors in the clock.
It dries out after 20+ years. Somewhere on the web there are good
instructions on how to replace the offending cap. Somewhat faulty memory
tells me it's a 100 uF
16 Volt unit. It's not difficult to pull the clock out, and you'll see the
cap(s). They are commonly available parts.
I've fixed three Vanagon clock with this fix. Sure, a bad circuit board
trace could happen, or an active component could have died. But, in my
experience, that's it. 80's vintage Mercedes clocks are quite similar, and
I've also fixed them with new cap(s).
Jon
On Tue, 30 Oct 2007, Jeff Clayman wrote:
My clock just stopped working. Any typical problems with these? 87 vAN.
Jeff
Shawn Wright http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels '88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed '85
Jetta Diesel 1.6NA
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