On the diesel engines, the intermediate shaft pulley runs the vacuum pump.
It has no teeth and is driven by the back (flat, no teeth) side of the
timing belt, just like the tensioner.

Mike Snow

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of
Arlen & Edie
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 11:12 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: oil pressure problem

Joe & Randy & all.........
Sorry. Gotta jump in here. The intermediate shaft on a '92 Jetta engine does
not get driven off the back side of the timing belt! If this were the case
the engine would never run, as the distributor is also driven by this shaft.
It is driven by a "toothed" pulley. The only thing "driven" by the back side
of the belt is the tension adjustment pulley. I've just put mine back
together so I am familiar with what is doing what. Don't look for oil
pressure problems here. The pump could be bad but it isn't because of belt
"slippage." Just trying to clarify a misconception before it becomes a
rumor.
Tiico project in progress.
Arlen