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07:12:16 Thu
Nov 18 2004
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Speed Sensor Fixes?

Looking around at Suby swaps there seems to be always this question of how to make the speed sensor work so that the engine works properly. But I have not heard of a away to fix this problem. What kind of creative ways have you found to fix this?
Mike

eureka

20:24:23 Thu
Nov 18 2004
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Re: Speed Sensor Fixes?

Check these posts:
http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=77984&start=15
http://frost.bbboy.net/vwengineconversions-viewthread?forum=3&thread=22
http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=80980

SportyBug

19:48:02 Fri
Nov 19 2004
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Re: Speed Sensor Fixes?

Thanks for the help eureka, this should make life eaiser. And to help everyone else out here is what I have found.

VSS Solutions

http://www.smallcar.com/speeds.htm
Adapts a stock Vanagon speedometer to accept the VSS Sensor in place of the stock cruise control

http://www.customoffroad.com.au/partFull.asp?partid=99
Pugs straight into any VW speedo and Cable with a VDO Speed Sensor for the ECU signal
the VDO part number is 412.009
$150 AUD, $135 USD?
(this seems like the best solution)
Similar products available from Summit Racing in the US

Arthur Allen Hall Effect Transducer
Universal AA-1470 Euro 7/8 used in vehicles such as Mack MS250
I am told that this will work as well but haven’t seen it used

Some people talk about putting magents on the CVs and making there own system with stock suby parts. I dont trust myself enough to go that way but for someone else that might work.

There you go, Mike [1 edits; Last edit by SportyBug at 19:48:47 Fri Nov 19 2004]

Bugmeister

16:56:07 Sat
Jul 16 2005
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Re: Speed Sensor Fixes?

I bought a 2.5 Reed Switch, and 4 magnets.
Mounted the magnets on a hose clamp on the CV joint.
Mounted the reed switch on a bracket. And it works.
It's a ghetto solution and I haven't put much miles on it yet
but so far so good.
Rob.

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1970 Standard Beetle
2004 Subaru WRX Sportwagon
http://www.vanbran.com/bug/conversion1.htm
http://www.BoxerAutoGruppe.ca

didget69

02:21:20 Tue
Nov 15 2005
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Re: Speed Sensor Fixes?

Reed switches will get you 15-20k miles or less before failing -

eureka

03:02:14 Wed
Jan 11 2006
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Some more alternatives here
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=18813
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=45992&page=1#pid436385

SportyBug

18:40:07 Sat
Jul 24 2010
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Here is a kit that you can put together. Its meant for sandrails but Im sure it would work well here as well

http://www.pacificcustoms.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=PC&Product_Code=AC957810&Category_Code=featured

http://www.pacificcustoms.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=PC&Product_Code=AC957810M&Category_Code=featured

http://www.pacificcustoms.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=PC&Product_Code=VDO340020&Category_Code=featured [1 edits; Last edit by SportyBug at 18:41:31 Sat Jul 24 2010]

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