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Re: Blinking Red Light
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Fri, 13 Aug 1999 01:37:38 -0700
...the engine may be overheated because of > low coolant level or V-belt damage. > Move the vehicle a safe distance off the road, stop...
1991 westy - power steering belt problem
Historical mailing list - Kevin P Gilleran
Tue, 14 Jul 2020 06:26:30 -0700
1991 westy Hi all, I have lost my power steering v-belt 3 times in the last two years. I don't remember each...
Re: CV belt tension, measurement
Historical mailing list - Ryan
Mon, 19 May 2008 21:30:40 -0400
...talking about the timing >>> belt or his alternator and water pump v-belts. >> >> What? You mean there _isn't_ a constant velocity joint belt? :-) >> >> >
Re: Belt Adjustment
Historical mailing list - karl
Wed, 24 Nov 1999 07:19:09 -0500
...Belt Adjustment I am unsure if the water pump to crank V belt is adjustable on the 1.6 diesel. Page 19.4 of...
Re: Belt Adjustment
Historical mailing list - Eren Berberoglu
Thu, 25 Nov 1999 08:04:05 PST
...Tue, 23 Nov 1999 21:13:30 -0600 > >I am unsure if the water pump to crank V belt is adjustable on the 1...
Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?-V-belt drive rating
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:54:39 -0700
...Alternator continuous-duty rating?-V-belt drive rating. > > "This is why belt tension is so important [...]" > > Lame-o confession: I never know when my...
Re: very loud Screeching noise turns heads
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Wed, 6 Mar 2002 11:59:23 EST
...At least that was my experience when it became obvious that the screeching of my van was not merely worn v-belts howling in...
Re: Gatorback Belts - Anyone Ever Use these?
Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
Mon, 17 Nov 2003 19:17:01 -0500
...Replace By V-Belts 15430 PS 11AV1080 � 15440 WP & Alt 11AV1105 � 17456 AC 13AV1155 � Molded Bypass/Heater 63906 ..Mld 5/8" x 3/4...
Flashing coolant level lamp
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Thu, 22 Jun 2006 09:12:25 -0700
...The v-belt was running smoothly. Bad sensor? Continued on my way to the top, temp gauge never going any higher, but lamp flashing...
Re: Water Pump life on a 1.9
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 3 Jan 2013 10:27:45 -0800
...Aye, 'twas Bando <http://www.amazon.com/Bando-2435-Precision-Engineered-V-Belt/dp/B002EC9K3K> -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans...
intermittent coolant leak
Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
Fri, 31 Jul 1998 12:28:00 -0700
...When my V-belt came off during my trip it must have damaged one of the rubber elbows which connect to the oil cooler...
Re: V-belt failure & engine health
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:20:47 +1200
>Isn't the water pump on a water-cooled engine driven off a belt? If so, how >would the engine get cooling if the...
Re: Tripple v belt pulley
Historical mailing list - eric luebbers
Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:22:26 -0700
Dear list, Thank you for all the timely responses. The reason I am removing the pulley is I want to get it powdercoated for...
Re: temp. gauge warning light
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Mon, 2 Jul 2001 22:41:38 -0700
...I > pulled over, checked the coolant levels and v-belt and the fan, all was > seems fine. The needle on the temp gauge was...
Back on the list (tiico question)
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 3 Jul 2002 21:08:47 EDT
...At the time I had the tiico engine installed I kept telling myself I needed to note the v-belt numbers. I didn't...
v-belts
Historical mailing list - Douglass Collins
Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:52:13 -0700
This was a timely topic since I recently had a belt problem. Driving back from LA and over the Kern County Mountains into the...
Re: update on diesel-gas conversion
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Sun, 26 May 2002 17:50:58 -0700
Matt Ratto wrote: > But this made me rethink my decision to go with the double belt arrangement. > How do other people have the v...
Re: V-Belt Pully Bolt
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Sun, 26 Dec 2004 19:15:23 -0500
...COM> Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 6:34 PM Subject: Re: V-Belt Pully Bolt > At 02:18 PM 12/26/2004, you wrote...
Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?-V-belt drive rating.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 23 Sep 2012 17:23:56 -0400
...Alternator continuous-duty rating?-V-belt drive rating. David Beierl asks, "Big heavy iron thing, right? V timing notch on the first land and...
Re: V-Belt Pully Bolt
Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
Sun, 26 Dec 2004 20:30:00 EST
In a message dated 12/26/04 6:46:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, hfinn@INGRATES.NET writes: I remember back when I was...
Re: More v belt questions
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:44:55 -0700
...More v belt questions > Scott, > > I could use one of those discarded two-belt systems... > > Jim > > On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 2:39...
Re: V-Belt tightness -- how to determine?
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:41:23 -0500
Too loose. Have you looked into getting one of those late model Vanagon alternator brackets where you turn a gear-like bolt to rack...
Re: ignition timing
Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
Sat, 28 Feb 2004 07:12:14 -0800
...Bentley states "The notch on the V-belt pulley must match separating line on crankcase." I believe it is the coolant temperature sensor (temp...
Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?-V-belt drive rating
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:11:58 -0700
"Try it. You'll be our guinea pig Jack :)" Okee doke. Since no one piped up to say that Bando belts were junk, I...
Re: CV belt tension, measurement
Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
Mon, 19 May 2008 16:40:32 -0700
Seems to me the poster needs to say if he's talking about the timing belt or his alternator and water pump v-belts...
Re: V-Belt tightness -- how to determine?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:58:17 -0700
...VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 7:13 AM > Subject: V-Belt tightness -- how to determine? > > >> Something I've never understood about tightening...
Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?-V-belt drive rating.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:27:10 -0400
...Alternator continuous-duty rating?-V-belt drive rating. "This is why belt tension is so important [...]" Lame-o confession: I never know when my...
Re: Late-model 120A alternator fit on wasserboxer?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 21 Jun 2000 17:44:03 -0700
Michael, As long as the Alternator is from an A1 or A2 series VW and uses a V-belt it will work on the...
Re: 1991 westy - power steering belt problem
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Tue, 14 Jul 2020 08:42:41 -0600
...wrote: > 1991 westy > Hi all, > I have lost my power steering v-belt 3 times in the last two years. I don't > remember...
Re: More v belt questions
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:42:46 -0400
On 8/24/11 3:18 PM, ralph meyermann wrote: > Hi all me again,I hate having to shim the waterpump pulley to tighten...
Re: Source for Woodruff key
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:08:26 -0400
...I have the V-belt pulley with the three grooves for > all the extra belts needed for AC and power steering. I don't...
Re: V-Belt tightness -- how to determine?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:48:12 -0500
---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > On 08/24/2011 05:40 PM, David Beierl wrote: > > At 11:45 AM 8/24...
Re: PS V-belt
Historical mailing list - Woodrose Dawn
Mon, 19 Apr 2004 15:20:29 -0700
----snip----- > As an aside Rob. Consider purchasing spare belts for > both the PS and the Water pump/Alternator. > 10 (9.5 WV) X 1080...
Re: oil pressure light
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Sun, 4 Apr 2010 17:20:40 -0500
...If you are looking at the engine, it is right under the v belts near your right hand. You will not really see it...
Re: power steering belt size?AKA: Why I dont trust the kid behind the counter
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Sat, 9 Jul 2005 11:48:52 EDT
...James, ETKA lists a P/S v-belt for an '87 as: #023-903-137A 10x1075mm I have found this belt at the dealer...
Re: Late-model 120A alternator fit on wasserboxer?
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 21 Jun 2000 21:28:43 -0700
...is from an A1 or A2 series VW and uses a V-belt > it will work on the Vanagon - just swap the pullies. > > At...
Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?-V-belt drive rating.
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:18:21 -0700
...Alternator continuous-duty rating?-V-belt drive rating. > > David Beierl asks, "Big heavy iron thing, right? V timing notch on the first > land and...
Re: V-Belt Pully Bolt
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Mon, 27 Dec 2004 18:18:37 -0500
Al I need a good rod recon man when can you start? The Vanagon rod has a little more to it than that the...
Re: Belt Adjustment
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Wed, 24 Nov 1999 08:56:30 -0800
...Hope this is helpful. -Dana- > Bill Johnson wrote: > > I am unsure if the water pump to crank V belt is adjustable on the 1...
Re: Back on the list (tiico question)
Historical mailing list - Richie Chunda
Wed, 3 Jul 2002 22:53:22 EDT
...It is probably better to subtract the overlap from the stated size than to measure the length because the sizing of v-belts seems...
V-Belt Pully Bolt
Historical mailing list - Ken Winsor
Sun, 26 Dec 2004 17:18:02 -0500
Hello All, I'm hoping for a little advice. I have the engine out of my '88 Westy (2.1 WBX) and it's...
Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?-V-belt drive rating.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:24:56 -0400
...Alternator continuous-duty rating?-V-belt drive rating. "This is why belt tension is so important [...]" Lame-o confession: I never know when my...
Re: 100 amp alternator for Vanagon from Jetta?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 28 Jan 2001 10:52:47 -0800
Yes and no! Any Golf / Jetta alternator from 1992 and down will fit, you just have to swap the V-belt cog to make...
Re:Coolant Temp Indications
Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
Wed, 15 Nov 1995 20:16:22 -0800
...couldn't see into the overflow tank), no visible leaking, tight V-belt, etc. I couldn't make heads or tails of the wiring...
Re: oxygen sensor and alternator lights
Historical mailing list - Dave C
Wed, 23 Feb 2000 00:23:24 -0500
...there may be a malfunction in the electrical system or the v-belt to the alternator may be loose or broken. Bill, These were...
Alt/Gen Belt&Monoxide
Historical mailing list - Flat Four
Fri, 13 Oct 2000 00:31:00 -0400
...Is the Alternator belt, like the V Belt supposed to be given slack of half inch deflection? And is is supposed to be tightned...
V-belt questions
Historical mailing list - Dart 330
Sun, 12 May 2002 14:26:19 -0500
It is time to replace my alternator/water pump belt. The owners manual and bentley do not tell you how to do this, so...
Re: back from trip
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Sun, 26 Jul 1998 14:52:40 -0700
At 02:12 PM 7/26/98 -0700, you wrote: >The only mechanical glitch was a broken V-belt. Actually it was a bit...
Re: PS V-belt (it screams)
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:43:09 -0500
Rob Campbell wrote: > > Also, just took it for a test drive, the steering is wonderfully > restored, but it screams a bit if I turn...
Re: V-Belt tightness -- how to determine?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:18:35 -0400
At 10:13 AM 8/24/2011, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >How much pressure do you put behind your thumb when testing? I can...
Re: Whine during acceleration
Historical mailing list - Ron Olsen
Sat, 29 Jul 2000 09:29:32 +1000
Another possibility is new V belts bedding in. They should quieten down after a few weeks if that is the source of the noise...
Re: CV belt tension, measurement
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Tue, 20 May 2008 08:47:17 -0700
...talking about the timing >>>> belt or his alternator and water pump v-belts. >>>> >>> >>> What? You mean there _isn't_ a constant velocity joint belt...
Re: V-Belt tightness -- how to determine?
Historical mailing list - Roland
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:11:08 -0700
I've wondered about this also: - too loose, and the belt may squeal (maybe other problems if it is too loose). - too tight, and...
Re: alternator/ stalling problem
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Tue, 22 Jan 2002 16:06:51 -0400
...malcolm On 22 Jan 2002 at 11:21, Dion Cooze wrote: > Hi all, > When I recently replaced my v-belt for my 81 Westy...
Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?-V-belt drive rating
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:27:27 -0400
Atta boy Jack. If we don't hear back, we'll assume that the belts were no good. On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at...
Timing tips for Idiots
Historical mailing list - David Johnson
Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:43:44 -0600
...can sorta see through the dome-shaped grill that protects the v-belt. Also, I don't see where I am supposed to be...
Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?-V-belt drive rating
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:12:26 -0700
...Alternator continuous-duty rating?-V-belt drive rating. >> >> "This is why belt tension is so important [...]" >> >> Lame-o confession: I never know when my...
Re: 2.5 liter Turbodiesel All Wheel Drive Pop To VW Camper
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sun, 9 Dec 2007 14:10:31 -0800
...east to ohio this morning you would have seen us waiting for triple a tow just west of dalles v belt broke ... the triple...
Water pump?
Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
Sun, 6 Jan 2008 14:58:31 -0800
...I took the V-belt of and gave it about 1/8 turn more and will see if this helps. But I think in...
Re: CV belt tension, measurement
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 19 May 2008 16:47:44 -0700
...talking about the timing belt > or his alternator and water pump v-belts. > assumihng he's got an 82 diesel westy. > scott > turbovans > > > > > jake...