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jimf909 
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 Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:59 am Post subject: Vanagon air cooled curiosity - SOLVED, thanks danfromsyr |
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The photo below is from a 1981 air cooled Vanagon with fuel injection. Does anyone know what the keypad to the right of the gauge cluster is for?
Diagnostics reader? On-board telephone? Flux capacitor controller?
Thanks.
The winning answer...
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-jubilee-programmable-musical-506820604
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leecat
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:11 am Post subject: Re: Vanagon air cooled curiosity |
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Vanagon Nut
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:11 am Post subject: Re: Vanagon air cooled curiosity |
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Well, since the engine is fuel injected.....
Fuel pump disable (security).
Code is: 1111 
Or, keypad is for Revox reel to reel tape transport. Can't beat that analogue sound!
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:25 am Post subject: Re: Vanagon air cooled curiosity |
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Neil, interested in a Sony TC 458 reel to reel in the original box? Know anyone that might? Mark
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danfromsyr
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:38 am Post subject: Re: Vanagon air cooled curiosity |
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what do I win if I know.. guess this makes me old now.
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-jubilee-programmable-musical-506820604
| jimf909 wrote: |
The photo below is from a 1981 air cooled Vanagon with fuel injection. Does anyone know what the keypad to the right of the gauge cluster is for?
Diagnostics reader? On-board telephone? Flux capacitor controller?
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Vanagon Nut
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:45 am Post subject: Re: Vanagon air cooled curiosity |
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| MarkWard wrote: |
| Neil, interested in a Sony TC 458 reel to reel in the original box? Know anyone that might? Mark |
Sounds like a nice "barn find" but sorry, no thanks. If I think of anyone I'll p-mail you!
danfromsyr: I saw an ice cream truck song playing gizmo for sale a while ago. I was tempted (what fun at camp outs! )
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jimf909
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:52 am Post subject: Re: Vanagon air cooled curiosity |
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| Vanagon Nut wrote: |
Or, keypad is for Revox reel to reel tape transport. Can't beat that analogue sound!
Neil. |
Hilarious and coincidental. I grew up listening to all sorts of music on my dad's Revox A77. 
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Xevin
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:58 am Post subject: Re: Vanagon air cooled curiosity |
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I want to hear La cucaracha or Dixie out of a Vanagon, that would be something 
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jimf909
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 12:03 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagon air cooled curiosity |
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Why doesn't every Vanagon have one of these?
Thanks for solving the mystery.
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Past: 1985 Westy Camper - 1.9 wbx, 2wd, manual trans, Merian Brown, (sold after 17 years to Northwesty who converted it to a Syncro). |
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Vanagon Nut
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| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 12:24 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagon air cooled curiosity |
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| Vanagon Nut wrote: |
| Or, keypad is for Revox reel to reel tape transport. |
Hilarious and coincidental. I grew up listening to all sorts of music on my dad's Revox A77. |
Ha! Well, I could be technically wrong about the key pad thing. Key pads I recall were being used on 2" Studer et al. My brother made good use of a Revox back in the 70's doing SOS and whatnot. Our high school had two Revox units (likely A77) and, a very old school synth programmable via what I'd call a peg board.
Now that would be cool in a Vanagon!
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