Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:45:01 -0700
Reply-To: dylan <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
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From: dylan <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Installing Golf/Jetta/Fox Speedo in a Syncro w/ Oil Pressure
Buzzer
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Having to import a part from Germany to make a junkyard pick work doesn't
resonate with me when good used and rebuilt Syncro speedos are currently
available.
I have them, GW has them and there are companies that specialize in making
speedos for any application.
All three options are around $200.
I have had no issue selling good used Syncro speedos and since this thread
started have sold three more.
IMHO if you have a Syncro, factory cruise control and plan to do an engine
swap.....the 1600 rev speedo that came in the van is your best option for smooth
operation.
1575 revs and 1600revs are not equal.
Bernard makes reference to the differences between the 2wd and Syncro speedos in
the description.
This is why he has two output signals.
Neither of which are calibrated for 1575rev.
I am not trying to beat this option down, but don't feel the outcome of the non
Vanagon speedo and electronics custom made for the Vanagon speedo will mesh
well.
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From: BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Fri, July 23, 2010 7:28:40 AM
Subject: Re: Installing Golf/Jetta/Fox Speedo in a Syncro w/ Oil Pressure Buzzer
Just following up on Dylan's comment. It would appear this discrepancy can
be addressed by products such as the "distance counter w/ hall sensor for T3
van" (I translate that to be VSS) from Berndt Jaeger.
http://www.syncro-bernd-jaeger.de/ENGLISH/TDI-Umbau/img19.jpg
BenT
On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 2:27 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I receive this comment from Dylan:
>
> "It won't work in Subaru powered syncros using the reed switch as the vss
either.
> Been there done that."
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 4:52 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> It is well known that the MPH speedometer for the Syncro is NLA from
VW. In response to a fellow Syncronaut Craig's unsuccessful attempt to
locate a replacement speedometer for the one missing from his recently
purchased Syncro, I decided to assemble one from a Golf/Jetta/Fox based on
information written previously by fellow listmembers. I specifically read
postings by Mark Drillock and made phone call inquiries to Dan Fleming.
>>
>> For my project, I decided to use a speedo from a late-80's to early 90's
VW Fox because it is a close match to the Syncro 1600 speedo at 1575 (plus I
found one with very low miles with very little wear). Since VW tended to
calibrate their speedo's to read faster, this arrangement may actually yield
better accuracy. I have the speedo assembled now and pics with captions
posted here:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/syncrospeedo
>>
>> I have not figured out a way to add the dynamic oil pressure printed
circuit yet. In the stock plastic Vanagon backing plate there is small
recess for the buzzer and a hole for the harness connector. None in the
steel backingplate. There are PC board is held in place by molded clips in
the plastic cluster. Those are absent from the steel backing plate. I am
looking for suggestions to this problem before starting to cut holes in the
backing plate.
>>
>> (NOTE to my friends on the OZ List: I am sending a copy of this email to
the group in case you run into the same speedo shortage we are having in the
US)
>>
>> Corrections and comments welcome.
>>
--
BenT
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