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Date:         Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:05:07 -0800
Reply-To:     VW Doka <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         VW Doka <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
Comments: To: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <CBF7E073-CFE1-4AF8-A8BE-571780B9BE36@comcast.net>
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Tom,

Sounds like your reset button came undone from the speedo. You'll need to take the speedo out and click it back into place. Here's a link to a picture for reference:

http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/speedo.jpg

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Tom Buese Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 11:48 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?

On Jan 31, 2008, at 12:38 PM, David Kao wrote:

> 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.

My odometer reset button recently disappeared into my speedo w/ 100k +- on it. Is there a way to retrieve/fix it w/o replacing the OG speedo?

Thanks,

Mr. BZ-like to keep track of my mileage till I run out of gas

> > 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/ >> > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http:// > mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ


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