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December 31, 2005, 02:41:57 am

LC

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85 Golf speedometer cluster?????
« on: December 31, 2005, 02:41:57 am »
will the cluster from a gas car fit my diesel? mine does not have a tach but i would like to have one. my odometer does not work on mine. if it will work, what years and what about the glow plug light.  thanks  Lamar
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Reply #1December 31, 2005, 07:37:38 am

moTthediesel

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« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2005, 07:37:38 am »
I've got a Quantum cluster with a diesel tach, but I don't know if that would fit in yer Golf.
Anybody out there know  :?:
moT
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Reply #2December 31, 2005, 07:51:25 am

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« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2005, 07:51:25 am »
i put an '83 gti cluster in my "82 straight diesel rabbit, the odometer/speedometer worked fine, but the tach just bounced around after i tried hooking it up in a couple of questionable spots. i believe there is a way to hook up a tach, but i can't find the info
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Reply #3December 31, 2005, 08:52:32 am

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« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2005, 08:52:32 am »
Try these threads

http://www.vwdiesel.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=76&highlight=tachometer+optical

http://www.vwdiesel.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=151&highlight=tach+optical

I thought I remembered a more detailed one on how to make the optical one which ran off the injector pump pully, but I can't find it now.

Zeke
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Reply #4December 31, 2005, 03:20:09 pm

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85 Golf speedometer cluster?????
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2005, 03:20:09 pm »
I went the alternator with w signal and gas tach with signal converter route in my pickup.  I did a write up on it here:

http://vwcaddyforum.com/showthread.php?t=4749

The dakota digital unit works great and also drives my cruise control-

http://vwcaddyforum.com/showthread.php?t=4843

Hope this helps.

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