Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:38:23 -0800
Reply-To: David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
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From: David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
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Same thing to both my Vanagons. I am aware that there are advices
that say not to push the reset button when driving. But I have
done that so many times with no problems. But I seemed to have done
that all at slow speed at the time leaving gas stations too. However,
I believe the advice is a correct one. I took a risk in pushing
that button. I did it at a fastest speed I could.
David
--- Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Funny how our personal experiences colour our views.
>
> I have been driving my '84 for 155,000 miles or so and have had no trouble
> with the speedometer whatsoever. I even push the odometer reset button when
> driving away from the gas station almost every time. I have tranferred this
> behaviour to my Mom's '91 and our '86 with no ill effects.
>
> YMMV :)
>
> On Jan 31, 2008 11:08 AM, Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > The speed range and red shift marks varied. Of the various speedos
> > fitted on 2wd each can be used in any other 2wd, other than the 80/81
> > with a different cable end. Cable end at the speedo must match what the
> > speedo needs. Given the propensity of many speedos to fail in the
> > odometer section lots of Vanagons no longer have the original so another
> > year or tranny model speedo may have been swapped in.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> > > In a message dated 1/31/08 1:02:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > > b20swalt@CITY-NET.COM writes:
> > >
> > >
> > >> Several list members suggested to me that VW
> > >> just used the same speedo in both std. & auto cars
> > >
> > > you are correct. the syncros used a different speedo, though.
> > >
> > >
> > > **************
> > >
> > > Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape.
> > >
> > > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> Crescent Beach, BC
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/
>
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