Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 12:17:04 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: tach in an 85
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On an 85 with an automatic and a tach ..
I use about 4,200 rpm ( maybe 4,400 ) as Hill Climbing Mode in 2nd...
that'll get you up to 50 to 55 mph easily.
the top of 2nd gear is way above 30 mph.
Heck.....it is not hard at all, since the engine feels sounds almost the
same at say 2,800 or 4,200 rpm from the driver's seat to, accidentally find
yourself at 60 in 2nd on the freeway. BTDT.
That's a great up grade, put a tach in an 85.
I think we just went over that a lot last week.
One thing I noticed recently is even the gauge housing is a little
different, since there's hole in the middle of the right clear plastic for
the clock adjust/reset button to go though.
A tachometer version doesn't have that hole.. Though it wouldn't be too
horrible to have a small unneeded hole there in the middle of your tach I
suppose.
what you really want ..what would be ideal is a whole instrument cluster out
of an 85 with a tach ..
and a digital clock. ( or a rare 84 Wolfsburg instrument cluster with all
black face tach. - the first from-the-factory appearance of tachometers in
vanagons I believe . )
the 86 and later can be used, but there are features like Dynamic Oil
Pressure System that you need to do a small trick for.
But yeah..
you want a tach.
Check over all we went over.
re
Of course, since it's an
> automatic, an oil pressure gauge might be more useful."
I don't know where you get that correlation.....
engine oil pressure is something you'd like to know, regardless of
transmission type installed.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Rotblatt" <d.rotblatt@VERIZON.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 12:25 AM
> How feasible is it to just replace the clock with a tach? The clock
> in my '85 doesn't work (well... sometimes it shows different times),
> and I'd really like to have a tach. Especially since I'm new to this
> car and don't have a feel for the RPM's. Of course, since it's an
> automatic, an oil pressure gauge might be more useful. But, I do
> want to know how fast I can go in 2nd when I'm pushing it up a hill.
> At this point I'm figuring about 30 mph is tops.
>
> I've really been enjoying following this thread - it looks pretty
> easy to install an after-market tach. Just find the green wire (or
> run one up from the coil) and maybe a power wire and it's good to
> go. Thanks all!
>
> Dan
> L.A., CA
> '85 Westy Weekender