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Subject:Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?-V-belt drive rating
From:Rocket J Squirrel
Date:Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:11:58 -0700

"Try it. You'll be our guinea pig Jack :)"

Okee doke. Since no one piped up to say that Bando belts were junk, I've
ordered a pair from Amazon and will give 'em a go.

Throwing myself on the grenade for the greater good, I remain,

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 09/24/2012 10:05 AM, Old Volks Home wrote:
> I carried Bando Belts back in the 80s at Sherwood Auto Parts when I
> dabbled in some Jap car parts and they were a decent quality belt of
> the time.  But a lot of VW customers were turned off by the fact that
> Bando came from the Far East and you know how that mind-set would be.
> They were OE on Nissan/Datsun, Toyota, Honda, Mazda, etc.  I had them
> on a 72 Toyota HiLux Pickup for years, no problems.
>
> Try it.  You'll be our guinea pig Jack :)
>