Date:         Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:28:40 -0700
Reply-To:     BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Installing Golf/Jetta/Fox Speedo in a Syncro w/ Oil Pressure
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Just following up on Dylan's comment. It would appear this discrepancy can
be addressed by products such as the "distance counter w/ hall sensor for T3
van" (I translate that to be  VSS) from Berndt Jaeger.

http://www.syncro-bernd-jaeger.de/ENGLISH/TDI-Umbau/img19.jpg


BenT


On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 2:27 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I receive this comment from Dylan:
>
> "It won't work in Subaru powered syncros using the reed switch as the vss
either.
> Been there done that."
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 4:52 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> It is well known that the MPH speedometer for the Syncro is NLA from
VW. In response to a fellow Syncronaut Craig's unsuccessful attempt to
locate a replacement speedometer for the one missing from his recently
purchased Syncro, I decided to assemble one from a Golf/Jetta/Fox based on
information written previously by fellow listmembers. I specifically read
postings by Mark Drillock and made phone call inquiries to Dan Fleming.
>>
>> For my project, I decided to use a speedo from a late-80's to early 90's
VW Fox because it is a close match to the Syncro 1600 speedo at 1575 (plus I
found one with very low miles with very little wear). Since VW tended to
calibrate their speedo's to read faster, this arrangement may actually yield
better accuracy. I have the speedo assembled now and pics with captions
posted here:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/syncrospeedo
>>
>> I have not figured out a way to add the dynamic oil pressure printed
circuit yet. In the stock plastic Vanagon backing plate there is small
recess for the buzzer and a hole for the harness connector. None in the
steel backingplate. There are PC board is held in place by molded clips in
the plastic cluster. Those are absent from the steel backing plate. I am
looking for suggestions to this problem before starting to cut holes in the
backing plate.
>>
>> (NOTE to my friends on the OZ List: I am sending a copy of this email to
the group in case you run into the same speedo shortage we are having in the
US)
>>
>> Corrections and comments welcome.
>>

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BenT