My late father and I learned (the hard way) over 45 years ago that
ORIGINAL Continental Belts were the ONLY way to go on a Volkswagen (62
Bug, 67 Bus, 69 Bus, etc.,).  Having tried the Goodyear, Dayco and
Gates "so called" equivalents were just not up to the task of
longevity.  To be fair, the Gates brand proved to be the better of the
3, VW even used Gates Belts and Hoses on OE production for Rabbits and
Pickups at the Westmorland plant in PA (my 81 Diesel PU had 'em - had
both the VW & Gates # printed on the belt[s]). As per my penchant for
keeping spare parts in all of my VWs, I keep two spare 10x1110mm Conti
Belts under my rear seat pad in both my Vanagons (and yes,spare 10x965
belts in my 411 Wgn and 914).

Go with the Continental and stick with it.

http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/vanagon-alternator--fan-belts/alt-water-pump-belt-10x1110-(conti)-025903137-g

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Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
Full Timing From March 1999 To January 2012
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On Sun, Sep 23, 2012  11:36 AM, Rocket J Squirrel
<camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> and Tom Hargrave writes to say that, "[...] the air cooled engines were
> also sensitive to belt quality. So sensitive that a cheap belt from your
> local McParts store would typically last 4 weeks."
>
> Presently running a 7430 Gates XL belt. Can I do better in terms of
> maximizing grippage and reducing slippage?
>
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.