Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:33:34 -0700
Reply-To: The Westy man <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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From: The Westy man <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject: Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
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That metal gear could help.
Z
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil2" <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 7:54 AM
Subject: Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
> I've gotten to the point where the pain/trouble IS the experience. I
> refuse
> to pay some drone in San Diego or TX to refurbish Duckie's
> speedo/odo/tripo. That would be like a threesome and I've heard they
> destroy relationships! Forget driving and camping. Who's going to remem
> that for decades??MY children will remember the look on me face when I ask
> them to pull out the matches for starting the stove, (this gets their rapt
> attention, uh oh, what's daddy up to now!?) I grab one and some epoxy and
> attach the match ever so carefully to the speedo indicator remnants and
> adjust it so it is out of the view of the trip meter (which is now likely
> permanently OOC) yet clears the radius of the viewer housing. NICE. It
> even seems appropriate at this juncture. Nevermind it's stuck at 60 and
> me
> odometer STILL doesn't function. I can put me TomTom in that cubby! Now
> when they say, "Who far daddy?" I just smile and say, "It's a journey
> children! Push harder or we'll never make the next hill!
>
> Who's ready for a junk yard run? I hear tell the 530 BMWs have metal
> gears
> that fit our heaps!
>
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 4:51 AM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I don't resent mine ever, but the thing about resetting is a myth. :-)
>>
>> Larry A.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 4:59 AM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
>>
>> > Buried in the archives somewhere are the names and websites of some
>> > companies who repair these things. I fought mine for quite a while,
>> > then
>> > bit the bullet and bought a new one from Camelback VW in Phoenix. Best
>> > move I could have made. Of course I resolved NEVER to resent the thing
>> > while the van is in motion.
>> >
>> > John Rodgers
>> > 88 GL Driver
>> >
>> >
>> > 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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> Neil2
> '82 Diesel Westy (Duckie)
>
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