Yes!  It is not the fact that it is a diesel.  I had a rabbit diesel and never had the problem.  The cure I found was to use Continental belts and adjusting the tension after 500 miles.  I also use belt dressing.  Doing these three things have stopped the morning belt symphony.

Scot
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On Wed, 22 May 2002 08:41:08
 Shaggy wrote:
>does anyone else have a problem with the water pump
>and alternator belts getting loose on their diesel
>vanagon?
>
>Shaggy
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