Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 10:58:53 -0600
Reply-To: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Tire Size for 84 Westy
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On May 19, 2008, at 5:39 PM, Mike Elliott wrote:
> You're right -- these 84 speedos are just silly.
>
> Mine reads 12% high (as confirmed with GPS and roadside radar sign
> telling me my speed). I asked about this a couple years ago and
> someone
> suggested that I "bend" the pointer, which is nuts. I don't think
> that's
> what you meant when you wrote, "the Speedometer can be re-
> calibrated by
> removing the and resetting the needle."
>
> At 40 mph my speedo reads 45 mph. If the needle is "bent" (or
> rotated on
> its shaft, same thing) to read 5 mph lower then it will be accurate
> when
> I'm going 40, but only when I'm going 40. It will claim I'm going 0
> mph
> when I'm going 5 mph, and when I'm driving 70 mph it will read 65.
>
> Stupid speedometer.
My 84 speedo is right on, or I am a complete idiot which is a
possibility.
YMMV,
Mr. BZ
>
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>
> On 5/19/2008 1:35 PM Dennis Haynes wrote:
>
>> Most '84s had speedometers that are down right silly. Your tire
>> size is
>> really the same as the original 185/82-R14 the van came with. The
>> odometer
>> is probably also off by 4-5%.
>>
>> The Speedometer can be re-calibrated by removing the and resetting
>> the
>> needle. A speedometer shop can also adjust the spring. The
>> odometer is
>> direct geard so just live with the error. VW and many Hondas have
>> those
>> over
>> enthusiastic speedo's. A cheap GPS is also a good option to see
>> how fast
>> you
>> are really going.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>>> From: Jamie Fitterer <fittdog8848@HOTMAIL.COM>
>>> Reply-To: Jamie Fitterer <fittdog8848@HOTMAIL.COM>
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Tire Size for 84 Westy
>>> Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 17:31:12 +0000
>>>
>>> I am currently driving on LT 195 75 R14 tires. My speedometer is
>>> off
>>> by A
>>> long shot. I am cruising along thinking I am doing around 70 and
>>> really I
>>> am traveling 50 MPH. ANy suggestions on a good size 14 inch to
>>> run or
>>> any
>>> suggestions on how to adjust speedometer? I like the LT tires
>>> because
>>> they
>>> last longer with the extra weight on them.
>>>
>>> Not sure deciding to go with LT tires was a mistake.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advacne for your replies. "Prohibition will work great
>>> injury to
>>> the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within
>>> itself, for
>>> it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a
>>> man's
>>> appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are
>>> not
>>> crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon
>>> which
>>> our government was founded."
>>
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