[Vwdiesel] winter hijinks

[TexasTDI]

Small world.  I live just outside of Tyler, about 2 hours east of you.  We
were spared the ice, just got a lot of rain.

My Jetta hasn't eaten any belts yet.  But the Alternator belt is very loose.
And I have no way to adjust it on top of the alternator.  It appears the
only way to tighten it is to move the A/C compressor.

Chris Thornton
1991 VW Jetta GL 2 Door 1.6D - 235k miles
2000 VW Golf GLS 1.9TDI 130hp/229ftlbs - 77k miles
Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
http://www.amsoil.com
http://texastdi.com/6/ubb.x

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shalyn Shourds" <sshourds at flash.net>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 7:02 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] winter hijinks


> 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
>
>
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