Hi all. When I bought my Vanagon a couple weeks ago, the = owner said that the odo had just stopped working. He had gotten gas, reset = the trip odo, and then nothing. Someone had posted to the list regarding = a Porsche odometer fix, suggesting that something similar may work on = the Vanagon. Today I tore into my gauges, and I now have working odometers! The problem wasn't exactly like the Porsche fix, but = it was similar. The rod that holds the odometer numbers had slipped outboard = over time, allowing the gear on the end to disengage from the worm gear below. I pushed on the gear, and it was tight, but then the = whole rod clicked over positively about 3mm. After a short spin around the = block, I verified that both trip odo and odo are working. I'll keep an = eye on it to see if it continues to work. At least now I know what the = problem is if it happens again.

If anyone else has the problem of the speedo working but the odos = are dead, check this out. It was very simple to do - took me 40 = minutes, start to finish. Thanks again to the list for being so = helpful!