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Subject:Re: 1982 Westfalia Diesel ( stock ) belts?
From:mark drillock
Date:Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:52:22 -0700

Get the proper 2 belts.

643mm for crank to waterpump
600mm for waterpump to alternator.

Using just 1 belt in the diesel van 2 belt pulley setup results in a
slow water pump speed and the end will possibly be near.

Mark

Dana Mueller wrote:
> Howdy Again Folks,
>
> My vw came with no belts attached to the water pump, crank, and
> alternator. This is a stock diesel engine. Seems I have two options,
> two sets of belts or a really long 10x1000 to cover the 3 pulleys. Is
> that valid?  Having a hard time finding concrete information. I do
> currently have two belts on hand; one from water pump to alternator
> and one from crank to water pump. Suggested configuration?
>
> -dm
>

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