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Subject:Re: Diesel belts
From:David Beierl
Date:Wed, 22 May 2002 13:38:15 -0400

At 11:41 AM 5/22/2002, Shaggy wrote:
>does anyone else have a problem with the water pump
>and alternator belts getting loose on their diesel
>vanagon?

Make sure the contact surfaces of the pulleys are shiny -- a bit of rust
there turns them into very nice belt-lengtheners.

david

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