Hi Roger,
I didn't see where the guy said what type of vanagon it is.........
but I assumed waterboxer...........if it is a waterboxer, there's no timing
belt of course.
But them diesels.............the t-belt is totally critical on those, of
course.

One hint that it's likely a waterboxer is the dipstick part ........it goes
right through the alternator belt on a wbxr. and is susceptible to the alt
belt taking it out, evidently !
aloha, Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Whittaker" <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: never ending saga working on the Vanagon

> note to broken alt belt replacement procedure
> my last belt failure sent pieces into the timing belt cover
> there one lodged between belt and gear-
> lost timing on an already tired engine -
> lost engine -
> soooo- before you say there all done as you brush dust off your hands
> check under the cover for bits of shrapnel form the exploded alt belt
> ;)
> yours
>
> On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 11:25 AM, A2L1 <mr.a2l1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Well I got the water pump back on and used new stainkless allens with
>> anti-seize and replaced a couple of the hoses while it was all exposed.
>> All
>> is good with the world.  For about 10 minutes!!! I drove up on the ramps
>> to
>> bleed the cooling system. Ran it up to about 2500 and then the bang. The
>> alternator belt decided it was done and it wanted off the ride. As the
>> broken belt was whirling around it also took the dipstick and tube with
>> it.
>> I have a dipstick stuck in a tube shaped like an s sitting on the floor.I
>> now know why there is such an attachment to the Vanagons. You spend as
>> much
>> time working on it as you do with your family and slowly it becomes a
>> member
>> of the family because of the involvement of time.
>> I am going to see what I can do about making a secure bracket for the
>> alternator. Something that wont bend. I dont know what to do about the
>> dipstick and the tube. I dont suppose anyone on the list just happens to
>> have one laying around? Any suggestions an the bracket for the
>> alternator?
>>
>>
>>
>> A J
>>
>> --
>> mr.a2l1ATgmailDOTcom
>>
>
>
>
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