Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 12:31:22 -0400
Reply-To: Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Wonky temp gauge
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I did a major overhaul on mine years ago and did this write up on it:
http://staff.blueridge.edu/~edwardm/vanagon/pp023/index.htm
On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
wrote:
> These cluster bodies were made from poor quality plastic and are all
> falling apart. Go Westy has hold down tabs for the broken off corners were
> it attaches to the dash:
> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23954&category_id=&category_parent_id=
>
> The bosses where the speedo and tach/clock screw into the cluster also
> break, and can be repaired with epoxy and re-drilled (same with the map
> pocket on the driver's door).
>
> The biggest problem is with the speedo. People push too hard on the
> mileage reset button and break the corners off the speedo. I've made a
> rather inelegant fix by epoxying a long screw to the cluster below the
> speedo that I can slip a fender washer and wing nut over to hold the bottom
> down. Ugly, but it has worked for four years so far. I'm genuine wingnut
> VW repairman.
>
> Now that GW has solved the foil problem, it's time for them to commission
> new cluster bodies now! I'm sure they would be under $500, right?
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Jeff Palmer
> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 10:55 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Wonky temp gauge
>
> I think I’m beyond that. 30 years of +30 to -30C weather. Everywhere
> there is a screw, it is crumbling.
>
> Jeff
>
> > On May 4, 2015, at 3:21 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> > At 02:44 PM 5/2/2015, Jeff Palmer wrote:
> >> The plastic cluster is barely holding itself together.
> >
> > I've heard very good reports of this stuff: http://www.rapid-fix.com/
> >
> > d
> >
>
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