On the diesel engines, the intermediate shaft pulley runs the vacuum pump. It has no teeth and is driven by the back (flat, no teeth) side of the timing belt, just like the tensioner. Mike Snow
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of Arlen & Edie Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 11:12 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: oil pressure problem
Joe & Randy & all......... Sorry. Gotta jump in here. The intermediate shaft on a '92 Jetta engine does not get driven off the back side of the timing belt! If this were the case the engine would never run, as the distributor is also driven by this shaft. It is driven by a "toothed" pulley. The only thing "driven" by the back side of the belt is the tension adjustment pulley. I've just put mine back together so I am familiar with what is doing what. Don't look for oil pressure problems here. The pump could be bad but it isn't because of belt "slippage." Just trying to clarify a misconception before it becomes a rumor. Tiico project in progress. Arlen |
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