<<"The problem is that the tiico-supplied brackets to hold the alternator,
ps pump, compressor, etc are homemade pieces of junk."?>>

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Subject: [tiico] Re: vibrating tiico engine
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 10:58:32 -0800

YES!
there are a few ways to solve this
1) don't drive the bus. cheap & easy.
2) WHAT is causing teh vibrations? Easiest way to figure this out is to
pull the alternator, ac compressor, water pump and ps pump belts. Now
start the bus and rev it through the nasty vibraiton RPM's. IF The vibes
are gone, then your problem is isolated. I'll bet this is the problem.
It is probably not a vibrating or resonating header pipe or exhaust
system that some people say.

The problem is that the tiico-supplied brackets to hold the alternator,
ps pump, compressor, etc are homemade pieces of junk. I have yet to see
one that wasn't skewed, cracked or welded crooked.  Also, it seems that
ifyou have AC, these problems are much more pronounced than folks with
just an alternator.

The cure- pull out the crappy tiico brackets and put in the golf/jetta
brackets. There are a few soltions to this. You can use the A3 serpetine
belt setup. Go this route if you have AC. BUT you'll need to purchase a
new crank pulley, alternator, ac compressor and water pump pulley. OR
you can go the a2 bracket route. I am running the a2 brackets w/ ac &
ps. I had to put in a different alternator (well, just the pulley is
different), different crank pully and different ps pump and ps pump high
pressure hose.

Check out the tiico yahoogroups page for pictures of this.

hope this helps
Matthew
86 syncro westy

Ki wrote:

 > just curious did anyone figure out an easy fix for the vibration problems
 > on tiico's?
 >

Robert
1982 Westfalia 1987 Wolfsburg

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