Hi, when I rebuilt my 85' Vanagon last summer I seem to recall all of the
belts being the same size. So, if you are in a bind, you could use the power
steering pump belt on the alternator/water pump until you can find a
replacement.  The bus should be quite drivable without power steering.  Just
try and avoid parallel parking :-).

As a side note, I also learned that the most common bolt sizes are: 10mm,
13mm, 15mm and 17mm.  So make sure you have at minimum those sockets with
you when you travel.

Best of luck,

Paul Borghese

>Driving to work yesterday I lost two belts--Alternator/Water Pump and the
>AC belt.  I assume one of them broke and slipped under the other one.  It
>was stupid, I knew they were going to go, but I also knew my alternator was
>failing (3rd remanufacture under my lifetime warranty BTW, I should have
>just gotten Bosch, I think the ones I am getting are from BIC) and I was
>going to take care of it all when I took the squeaky alternator back to the
>parts store.
>
>I did manage to find a belt to replace the Alternator/Water Pump drive.
>Does anyone know what the size of the AC belt is?  How about the power
>steering?  The latter is still in tact but I can't read the markings on it
>and I might as well do the whole set.
>
>
>
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