Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:42:09 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: More v belt questions
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the stock DV set up is a bit lame.
not just for adjusting ..
I seldom mess with them anymore ..
but I remember the alt belt not holding a tension adjustment that well.
in my single belt set ups ..
there is no problem at all of any kind about alternator drive.
I have built at least 20 , or even 30 of those setup starting in about 1992
..
never ever any problem of any kind.
but there are problems with stock set up sometimes. As you are evidently
experiencing.
I keep saying this ...
the trick is to find the right w. pump pulley with the right diameter and
offset.
there isn't the right pulley for the 'large hub' 82 DV water pump ..
( waterboxer PS pump pulley may come close though ....try it sometime, for
the large hub water pump - the diameter is about right, the bolt pattern is
right I think....just the offset is the issue , and it 'could' work...
I'll check that out sometime myself when I have time. )
but there is for the far more common 'small hub' water pump used on all
jettas from about 84 on ..
super common w. pump. Used in 98 tdi's even I think.
one could have a double pulley fabricated out of two ..sure .
just no need really.
re
I seem to of
> toasted my alt belt and the new waterpump belt is loose after 500 miles?"
yes, it's a junk system.
and the adjustment is too difficult.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "ralph meyermann" <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: More v belt questions
>I was thinking that since the crank pulley has two grooves could we get a
> double groove alt pulley and double the waterpump pulley and use the shims
> to align it and use a more friendly dual belt single tension point system?
> I
> think my alt is drawing too much of a belt load this trip I seem to of
> toasted my alt belt and the new waterpump belt is loose after 500 miles?
>
> On Aug 24, 2011 6:49 PM, "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
> hi Jim,
> if you are wishing to purchase a complete stock set-up at a reasonable
> price..
> that can be arranged.
> They're not 'discarded'.
> I save all parts for all water-cooled vanagons and syncro's that I ever
> get.
> So when people need something ....I might be able to help them out.
> And it's my business of course too.
> and I keep the parts indoors, well organized ......like decent, not hacked
> or missing stuff etc.
>
>
>
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 1:07 PM
> Subject: Re: More v belt questions
>
>
>> Scott,
>>
>> I could u...
