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Date:         Thu, 25 Nov 1999 08:04:05 PST
Reply-To:     Eren Berberoglu <dieselwesty@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Eren Berberoglu <dieselwesty@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Belt Adjustment
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Hi,


When you take those shims one by one the belt tightens , If you add shims it
loseens , imagine the cross-section of the pulley if you add shims it gets
wider resulting the belt to sit closer to the center of the pulley


Eren Berberoglu
86 diesel westy soon to be TD w/intercooler




>From: Bill Johnson <bjohns@DTX.NET>
>Reply-To: Bill Johnson <bjohns@DTX.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Belt Adjustment
>Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 21:13:30 -0600
>
>I am unsure if the water pump to crank V belt is adjustable on the 1.6
>diesel.  Page 19.4 of Bentley's shows shims on the water pump pulley.  I am
>don't know how this works to loosen or tighten a belt.  Can anyone help?
>
>Bill


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