dear scott the magic repair man with parts
yes i thought of that after i posted -
indeed later today that it was likely a little different -
i dont know what i was thinking ...
whats that smell - on my hands - oh yes ... diesel -
;)

by the way did you notice my question to you about the Flow Control Valve
that i dismissed from my own diesel set up
i shared pictures on Picasa under the name Laston Lastof and sent out an
email invite early today

any thoughts ...
yours

On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 9:29 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> 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
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> roger w
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>> Picking up garbage and telling people things.
>> Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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>
>

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Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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