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Date:         Tue, 18 Aug 2015 06:16:25 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Intermittent speedometer failure
In-Reply-To:  <BLU169-W13653DB7075A1FC442EFBFEE0780@phx.gbl>
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> tawa, ON > > > > On 8/17/2015 4:19 PM, Eric Caron wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > I’d love some tips concerning a new strange problem with my > speedometer. this troubling behavior just started on our recent weekend > trip. > > > > > > During the trip the speedometer needle indicating speed which > sometimes not move. the other indicators like miles on the trip counter > and mileage would keep working. then for no apparent reason the needle > would start to work again and according to my GPS it was correct. Every > now and then it would just stop working, often after the van had been at a > stop. > > > > > > Can anyone tell me what might be going wrong and if there is something > I can do to make the speedometer healthy again. > > > > > > > > > Eric Caron > > > 85 GL auto Westfalia > > > > > Mine (84) did/does that. Has a couple of times, not able to discern what exactly causes it, but a sharp rap of my knuckles on the plastic face of the speedo starts it working again..


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