all right..
glad you're running again.
always good to have that one as a spare on board.

On 5/19/2012 6:34 PM, pickle vanagon wrote:
> Yeah it looks like its 13mm and you're right this van used to have a/c,
> that was probably it.  I got a cheapo but correct belt (2 actually) from
> advanced auto parts and that's what I'm going to run.
>
> I promise to post full details when we are home tomorrow.
> On May 19, 2012 9:16 PM, "Scott Daniel - Turbovans"<
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com>  wrote:
>
>>   hi
>> ..avx 13 makes me think that is a 13mm wide belt.
>> your van 'had' air conditioning I bet..
>> and that is an AC belt.
>>
>> you want an 11 X 1090mm belt..
>> such as the Gates XL    7430
>>
>> every stinkin' waterboxer vanagon from 83 to 91 uses that alternator belt.
>> should be real easy to find.
>>
>> one of my alternator belts has a width designation of 9.5/10 mm ..so it
>> it's that instead of 11mm wide it might be fine too.
>>
>> Every van should carry that belt as a spare.  It can't run without it.
>> Though they do last very, very well normally.
>>
>> scott
>> www.turbovans.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/19/2012 5:38 PM, pickle vanagon wrote:
>>
>> Its a new 2.1 in a mostly 1.9 configuration.
>>
>> We have a plan in motion now though, and expect to be on the rooad tonight.
>>
>> One question though:
>> I found a new belt in my trunk that's a contitech avx13.  Is this the
>> correct belt for a 1.9?  I don't have any packaging for it.
>> On May 19, 2012 7:48 PM, "Scott Daniel - Turbovans"<scottdaniel@turbovans.com>  wrote:
>>
>>
>>    ad usual,
>> no indication of what vanagon engine it is.
>>
>> if it's a waterboxer ...many Bosch alternators will have a similar pulley.
>> There has been, in the past at least, a whole kit with new alternator
>> pulley, a washer, nut etc.
>>
>> On 5/19/2012 3:11 PM, pickle vanagon wrote:
>>
>> We're broken down near state college, pa.  The pulley on our alternator
>> broke and its chewing up belts in minutes.  New alternators don't come with
>> the pulley so getting one locally seems very tricky.  Any suggestions (ie
>> models with equivalent pulleys)?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Wes
>> Cell: 412 708 3772
>>
>>