Date:         Sat, 19 May 2012 18:16:31 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: URGENT!! Broken alternator pulley
Comments: To: pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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hi
..avx 13 makes me think that is a 13mm wide belt.
your van 'had' air conditioning I bet..
and that is an AC belt.

you want an 11 X 1090mm belt..
such as the Gates XL    7430

every stinkin' waterboxer vanagon from 83 to 91 uses that alternator belt.
should be real easy to find.

one of my alternator belts has a width designation of 9.5/10 mm ..so it
it's that instead of 11mm wide it might be fine too.

Every van should carry that belt as a spare.  It can't run without it.
Though they do last very, very well normally.

scott
www.turbovans.com



On 5/19/2012 5:38 PM, pickle vanagon wrote:
> Its a new 2.1 in a mostly 1.9 configuration.
>
> We have a plan in motion now though, and expect to be on the rooad tonight.
>
> One question though:
> I found a new belt in my trunk that's a contitech avx13.  Is this the
> correct belt for a 1.9?  I don't have any packaging for it.
> On May 19, 2012 7:48 PM, "Scott Daniel - Turbovans"<
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com>  wrote:
>
>>   ad usual,
>> no indication of what vanagon engine it is.
>>
>> if it's a waterboxer ...many Bosch alternators will have a similar pulley.
>> There has been, in the past at least, a whole kit with new alternator
>> pulley, a washer, nut etc.
>>
>> On 5/19/2012 3:11 PM, pickle vanagon wrote:
>>
>> We're broken down near state college, pa.  The pulley on our alternator
>> broke and its chewing up belts in minutes.  New alternators don't come with
>> the pulley so getting one locally seems very tricky.  Any suggestions (ie
>> models with equivalent pulleys)?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Wes
>> Cell: 412 708 3772
>>
>>