Date:         Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:26:37 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: new vanagon owner questions,
              drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
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My daughter's 91 GL doesn't have one. Is yours a GL?

Jim

On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
> Oh, well, mine is a '91 and has one.  I thought it was standard.
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 6:41 PM, Karl Wolz wrote:
>
>> Mine ('85) doesn't have one; I've always figured the driver had the
>> steering
>> wheel to use as a grab handle.
>>
>> Karl Wolz
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of
>> Dave Mcneely
>> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:03 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and
>> stuck
>> speedo needle
>>
>> David, if you can get to look at a Vanagon GL camper (Westphalia),
>> look
>> at the grab handle installation on the driver's side.  It has one (or
>> at
>> least mine does, and it is described in the owner's manual).  That
>> might
>> help with your questions about the installation.
>>
>> Dave McNeely
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 4:45 PM, David Cohen wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>  I have a new to me 1990 Vanagon GL.  I am trying to go through  the
>>> van
>>> and fix all of the things that aren't fixed.  The needle on the
>>> speedo keeps
>>> sticking.  I have to tap on the plastic clear cover about 50  times
>>> and
>>> sometimes it releases.  Any tricks to fixing this without  replacing
>>> the entire
>>> instrument cluster?
>>>
>>> Also, why did these vans NOT come with a grab handle like the
>>> passenger
>>> side to enter and exit the vehicle?  I have a newly healing broken
>>> ankle  and
>>> could really use the grab handle to get in and out of the van.  I
>>> bought an
>>> extra grab handle with mounts, same as the passenger side.  Any
>>> tricks or
>>> drill bit size to install this handle on the driver's  side?   I know
>>> I have
>>> to be careful not to drill into the wires in the  pillar.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> David
>