

| Subject: | Re: Not Exact Alt/PS Belts in a Pinch? |
| From: | OlRivrRat |
| Date: | Sun, 5 Aug 2018 13:43:03 -0600 |
NAPA OnLine shows > PBH-15430 @ 10 X 1111mm CNT 10X1075 @ 10 x 1075mm On 5 Aug , 2018, at 1:07 PM, Steve Williams wrote: > How important is it to use the exact-fit alternator/water pump and power > steering belts available from Bus Depot, GoWesty, and others, just to > get back on the road for now? For my '84 Vanagon (Gas) the trusted > sources say Continental belts measuring: > > 10x1100 for Alt/Water > > 10x1075 for PS > > My van threw the belts here in Fairmont, Minnesota. The local O'Reilly > and NAPA stores have Gates belts recommended by their database for this > vehicle, but they're both slightly over-long, by like 20mm. > > I'd like to get back on the road asap, if I'm not taking a chance > running the Gates belts about 1,900 miles back to Santa Cruz. Otherwise, > I'll try to get Bus Depot to overnight the Continental belts, but that'd > probably mean I'd be here at least two more days. (Sigh.) > > What about Gates belts for now, and overnight the exact belts to > somewhere 500-1,000 miles along the route? > > Of course, if I need a water pump, power steering pump, alternator, or > something more serious, I'll be here awhile anyway. I stopped as soon as > the red lights came on, so I hope the heads are good. > > Thanks. > > (I posted this to TheSamba, too. I feel a little bad about that, but I > haven't seen any messages from gerry.vanagon.com for a few days, so I > worry this won't get distributed.)
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