I'm having trouble removing the fan belt on my Volkswagen.  It's a 77'
so if anyone can tell me the bolt size for this alternator that would
be just fantastic.  The size would be in metric right?  instead of the
crescent wrench I can try to attack it with a long wrench of the right
size, one end box the other with the opening.  The bolt is so tight
that not even with a little lube and hitting the wrench with a hammer
did any good.  All it did was bend the pully notch where you stick the
screwdriver in to keep it from moving.  Don't know if that is a very
bad thing.
One other thing.  The preheater hose that goes to the air filter.
Should it be of a larger diameter of the other two?  The end of the
usual hose does not fit over the opening unless you cut it on both
sides so it can expand.  I don't like the idea of having to cut a new
hose because it wouldn't last very long.  The cut would travel the
length of the tube over time.  I noticed this as I had to replace the
other hose that runs from the cooling shroud to the heater boxes
because the other one has gotten old and rotten and ruptured over
time.
TIA

------Original Message------
From: Doug Alcock <dgalcock@HEWITT.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: September 25, 2000 6:02:08 PM GMT
Subject: Re: how remove stove top?

>When I use one of the stove top burners there is a slight smell of
gas. I'm
>thinking this is simply a matter of tightening the burner gas valve
stem
>packing nut a quarter turn or so.
>
>But how do I get to it? Bently is no help. How do I remove the top of
the
>stove to get at the valve assemble??
>
>Thanks,
>Bill

Hi Bill,

Somewhere on the web is a scanned manual for the Westy stove. I
thought I
had it bookmarked, alas no, and I can'tfind it with my favourite
search engine.
I'll try
to remeber to check at home tonight for the copy that I printed out to
check for
the
URL and post it. As I remember, there is a funny key thing (that has
disappeared
from
almost all Westys) that fits into the slots in the burner so you can
unscrew and
remove that
and get underneath.

Cheers,
Doug Alcock
'84 Westy
Toronto, Canada

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