[Vwdiesel] winter hijinks

[Shalyn Shourds]

Well, here in Dallas, we got our every now and then icing.  Neither the
state nor the city own a snowplow, so you can imagine the fun that
followed.  Only problem I had was weaving my way between all the trucks
and SUV's that were all over the place.  Particular idiots think that if
the highway is too slow, they'll just cut across the median to get to
the service road.  Some people I might offer to help push out, but I
really think those people need the time to sit and think about exactly
how stupid that was.

Fate laughed back, though, and ate my alternator belt on the way into
work.  No real problem, I have a spare set of belts.  Wasn't real happy
to be doing it in the 20 degree parking lot of a sewer plant, though.
 Now, anybody else out there with an A2 Diesel with a/c have a problem
of eating alternator belts?  I'm pretty sure the problem is pulley
mis-alignment.  The alternator is about 4mm off the plane of the other
two pulleys.  I think the alternator is stock, Bosch and everything.
 Last time I rebuilt it, I tried everything I could think of in
re-arranging the pulley hardware to get the thing in-line, but to no
avail.  I have lifetime belts so the money's not a problem, but it's
annoying, happens at inopportune times, and this time there was nothing
left of the belt so I may have to look for a while to find a blown belt
in the road for an exchange.

Any ideas how to arrange the pulleys?

-Shalyn

-85 Jetta TD