Are you sure you are just changing the belt, I have an 82 anf it only takes
me a 30 minutes to change both AC and alternator belts,as to running the
AFM unplugged..........interesting!!!!

Steven
 82 Westy

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> From: J. Andersen <janetda@cris.com>
> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Unplugged AFM
> Date: Wednesday, September 30, 1998 11:06 PM
>
> I just changed my alternator on my 81, to make my task easier( what a
> joke) I removed everything on that side of the motor that came off
> easy.  After putting it back together I forgot to plug in the AFM, it
> ran better except for a little black smoke.  Anybody got any ideas about
> this? Should it have run at all, should the idle and revs be
> smoother/crisper with it unplugged?
>         As a comment only the Germans would have designed a car where it
takes
> an almost complete dissasembly of the motor just chamge a fan belt,  my
> arms should heal in a few weeks.
>
>         DrRufo
>         SOCal-81 vanagon