Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:22:33 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Was: '89 Carat .... Seattle ... Now: It's in Edmonds WA
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people put the T14 connector back on the instrument cluster with a dab
of dielectric grease, or something. right ?
that connection can't work and last 25+ years being taken off and
plugged back on dry .
Weakspot..
deserves and needs extra care and attention.
On 11/18/2012 8:01 AM, Larry Alofs wrote:
> Once you figure out where to put it, you still have to get a fuse with the
> proper mi/mph rating...
>
> But seriously folks, I have worked on three malfunctioning instrument
> clusters recently. All suffered from corrosion (not visible) at the big
> connector and at the terminals of the fuel and temperature gauges and
> clock. Looked fine, but non-conductive.
>
> Larry A.
> too many vanagons "awaiting restoration"
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>> So where is the fuse to make the speedometer/odometer work?
>>
>> Ok it's not Friday.
>>
>> The asking price is a very reasonable down payment for this vehicle. With
>> all the little issues the real question is what issue actually took it out
>> of service?
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>> Larry Alofs
>> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 9:32 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Was: '89 Carat .... Seattle ... Now: It's in Edmonds WA
>>
>> Looks nice. Don't find them like that here in the upper midwest.
>> I don't think that fuses are going to solve the instrument problems.
>> Don't understand about the 1" ball.
>>
>> Larry A.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 12:27 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> It's not that far from me and I'm tempted, but importing, taxes, no
>>> room, meh.
>>>
>>> Too bad. It would make a killing DD.
>>>
>>> The ad reads like it's forthcoming and legit too.
>>>
>>> Neil.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 9:24 PM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote:
>>>> wow..the bumpers arent even effed up and it still has some jumpseat
>>>> sidepanels !!
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Neil n
>>>
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>>>
>>> '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named.
>>>
>>> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>>
>>> Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-
>>> engines
>>>
>>
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