Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:12:53 -0700
Reply-To: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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From: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject: Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
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Huh?
On 6/26/08 9:35 AM, "Neil2" <vidublu@gmail.com> wrote:
> Never, never, never, give up. Winston Churchill
>
> (Attached) Seen on a bus at the 3rd Annual River RendezVW three weeks ago.
>
> Don't let those strangers touch your van man! It ain't right. You're gonna
> lose that Bus Magic!
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 9:22 AM, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:
>> OK now you've done it. All this talk about odometer failure and mine failed
>> yesterday. Darn.
>>
>> How much is the Van Café repair?
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> On 6/25/08 9:15 PM, "Robert Stewart" <robertmstewart@MAC.COM> wrote:
>>
>>> > I would waste your valuable time messing with the repair unless you
>>> > love to tinker around. Send to Van-Cafe for a repair.
>>> > I had mine stop working a over year ago, got it back and works great,
>>> > I reset mine all the time while the van is moving less that 20mph with
>>> > a light touch and it still works great. The speedo needs fine tuning
>>> > but always has, it 10MPH less what I actually do but it works great.
>>> >
>>> > Rob
>>> > NYC
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Jun 23, 2008, at 1:49 AM, Neil2 wrote:
>>> >
>>>> >> Hey volks,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> A couple of weeks back the odometer failed. I've read in the
>>>> >> archives that
>>>> >> resetting the trip meter while in motion can cause odometer
>>>> >> failure. Anyone
>>>> >> know which models are affected and which are not?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Now for the feature presentation . . .
>>>> >>
>>>> >> A post in the archives contains a clue I've been looking for to
>>>> >> resolve one
>>>> >> of three new problems (odometer, speedometer, trip meter): "Then
>>>> >> there's the
>>>> >> matter of getting the speedometer needle back in the right
>>>> >> position......"
>>>> >>
>>>> >> My odometer and trip meter weren't working and speedo was working
>>>> >> when I
>>>> >> purchased the van. I removed the assy from the housing and
>>>> >> reinstalled it
>>>> >> and suddenly it was working. Months later (summertime) while in
>>>> >> warmer
>>>> >> climates it stopped again. I opened her up and found the black gear
>>>> >> that
>>>> >> sits on the outer edge of the shaft and meshes with a worm gear, was
>>>> >> rattling around inside the case. I didn't know it's tendency to
>>>> >> crack or
>>>> >> slip in warmer months so didn't inspect it before reinstalling. I
>>>> >> guess
>>>> >> it's the gear to which most of the archive posts refer. While
>>>> >> monkeying
>>>> >> with it I managed to break the speedo needle, the cable mounting
>>>> >> clip and
>>>> >> one of the housing corners. To make matters worse, the trip
>>>> >> meter/odometer/speedo still don't work AND the needle sits at 60 mph!
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Anyone have an idea how one goes about getting the speedo needle
>>>> >> back in the
>>>> >> correct position?
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> --
>>>> >> Neil2
>>>> >> '82 Diesel Westy (Duckie)
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