Date:         Fri, 9 Jul 2010 15:02:20 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: vanagon digital clock repair
Comments: To: DW <dcwilton@GMAIL.COM>
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Does it respond to pushing the little hours and minutes setting buttons ?

if it does. you may be able to hack around some and get it going right
again.
there is even a way to change it from 12 hour to 24 hour, I have read, but
never tried.

the guy below seems to be talking about getting the buttons to work again.

it's super easy to take out the instrument cluster..
takes 3 minutes max ..
the only tool I use is a long Phillips screw driver ..
it just comes right out of there, real easily.
Not sure if that will help with the digital clock fix..
but real easy to get out.

Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "DW" <dcwilton@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 1:30 PM
Subject: vanagon digital clock repair


>I found an archived article about clock repairs and it seems that the issue
> I have is repairable, but I would like to try the repair without removing
> the entire instrument panel. After attempting to set the digital clock it
> has now adopted a mode which constantly cycles through the hours. For some
> this may be trivial, but for me it is particularly annoying. I have read
> the
> article, but I can't visualize the device and I can't seem to find an
> image
> of the clock itself. I have a '91 Multivan. Has anyone got a decent
> picture
> of the digital clock or some great advice on getting this fixed?
>
> The original post that alluded to this problem is below...
>
> Thanks,
>
> DW
>
> "I finally found the time to check out the problem with the digital clock
> constantly cycling the hours. I took out the dash to get at the clock, one
> of the little target-like plastic pieces that you push against when you
> adjust the clock had fallen down and gotten itself trapped under the
> plunger. (The plunger actually does the electrical work that changes the
> time.) I just re-aligned the little targets, and re-assembled the dash.
> Everything works." Larry Carter