Today I discovered purely out of shear DESPERATION that one CAN run the power steering belt on the alternator when faced with no alternative. The alternator froze up today. The weathers hot, it's old, and I was 5 miles from home and well after closing for anything normal that might have the correct alternator belt. I dropped in the spare alternator, put on the power steering belt and can once again get to work tomorro morning. I'll have to get the correct belt tomorro and swap it out. Makes one wonder what VW had on their minds when they designed the layout. The Alternator belt has failed on me 3 times that I can recall - maybe 4, yet it is the inner most belt and requires removing the other two to replace! on-on
Ch carl_hansen@ieee.org '87 944 na - RED! needs head gasket & ??? (but what a sweet ride) '89 SyncroBeast Vanagon - '87 16V GTI '80 850 Yamaha Special '87 16V GTI w/ hale damage - parting out - body gone, parts remain '89 16V GTI w/ toasted motor '86 Scirocco (8 valve w/ auto) - SO's New Jursey (our hearts remain in MinneSnowta) In a perfect world without walls or fences........ .....................why would we need Windows or Gates? ........... Only a True Jedi Master can touch the dark side ............ and remain untainted! |
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