Re: Speedo conversion revisited

[scirocco.gtx@juno.com (Mark A Peele)]

Thanks! that makes more sense . . .

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Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
Previous Sciroccos: 1981S (RIP), 1980S, 1975TS, 1975
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On Thu, 29 Oct 1998 06:49:32 -0500 "Anthony Pelletier"
<apelle62@MAIL.CAPS.MAINE.EDU> writes:
>To:            scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Date:          Thu, 29 Oct 1998 14:59:55 -0500
>Subject:       Re: Speedo conversion revisited
>From:          scirocco.gtx@juno.com (Mark A Peele)
>
>there are 2 different speedo cable ends.  one is white and the other 
>is red.  one has 16 teeth one has 15teeth.  all you have to do is 
>swap the gear at the end.  call mike potter he set me staight on 
>this.  I believe one was for the 3.94 and the other for the 3.64 
>final drives.
>
>Tony
>
>hmmm . . . that's an interesting concept.
>
>You mean that VW put two different kinds of speedos in each year's
>production after 1982?
>
>You see, every year beginning with 1983 VW sold 8V Sciroccos with 
>either
>close ratio or wide ratio trannies.
>
>I would have thought that the gearing to the cable (on the tranny
>housing) would have to be the same output at any given speed on each
>tranny - resulting in identical speedo readings - but . . . of course
>that makes too much sense.
>
>Potterman? Do you know the ultimate answer to this?
>
>Mark . . .   (THINK VW) keep the non-VW posts to yourself!
>Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
>Previous Sciroccos: 1981S (RIP), 1980S, 1975TS, 1975
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>--------- Begin forwarded message ----------
>From: "Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>
>To: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Speedo conversion revisited
>Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 13:35:14 -0500
>Message-ID: <3638B562.4457F6C2@gsinet.net>
>References: <6adebaef.3638aa7c@aol.com>
>
>It's gotta be for the same final drive as the final drive that you 
>have
>in your
>car. An '86 is probably designed for whatever the 9A final drive was.
>Check it
>out, see if the tranny in your car has the same final drive. If not,
>that's
>why. Do you have the FN tranny? Or maybe the FF? I think they have a
>different
>final drive, not sure...
>    -Josiah
>    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah
>
>EurotekVW@aol.com wrote:
>
>> I just did the speedo swap on my '82. I switched the speedo part out
>like I
>> believe I was instructed to. My problem is, it's not accurate. Any
>> suggestions?
>>
>> Frank
>>
>> PS - It's now a 120mph from an '86
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