Thanks Mark!

When you say adding or removing shims - are we talking washers or what?
Also, I've noticed it's a pretty tight between the WP and crank inside
pulleys to squeeze that alternator / wp belt in.  suggestions?

again thanks everyone for the responses, i really appreciate your help.

-dm

On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 9:26 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:

> The alternator belt goes on the inside pulley on the waterpump. Then the
> belt from the crank to the waterpump goes on last.
>
> The second belt is adjusted by adding or removing shims from the middle of
> the outer WP pulley, which is a split pulley. Be careful tightening the 3
> bolts because you can get the pulley halves cocked as you tighten the bolts
> and then the pulley can get bent or cracked if you don't notice the pulley
> inner lip catching on the hub. Tighten the 3 bolts a little at a time,
> around and around, watching the pulley inner edge.
>
> Mark
>
>
> Dana Mueller wrote:
>
>> Mark,
>>
>> Thanks for the response. So the next question is does the
>> alternator/water pump belt mount on the inside or outside pulley set?
>> I ask because the water pump and crank outer pulleys appear to be
>> slightly off (about 1/16th of an inch).  Is there a suggested setup?
>>
>> -dm
>>
>> On Sep 28, 2012, at 20:52, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>  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
>>>>
>>>>
>>