[Vwdiesel] RE: serpentine setup

[greg rich]

Don't so it! This is the very reason why all the AAZ 1.9 turbo diesels are 
falling apart here in Canada-the serpentine belt systems are too much for 
the crank design (same design as the 1.6). The damper pulley weight combined 
with the serpentine belt system is too much stress for the timing belt gear 
and it gets play over time and breaks the crank bolt off. The serptine belts 
also have alot of vibration and are not diesel friendly in the long run 
(hard on the tensioners and they frequently fail).
Greg

>Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:48:32 -0400
>From: "McCanless, James" <james.mccanless at lmco.com>
>Subject: [Vwdiesel] 1.5/1.6 Serpentine Setup
>To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
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>	<96B09C31BB3969458305F4269B2D410F2CFEDA at emss06m08.mar.lmco.com>
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>Has anyone ever retrofitted this setup on a 1.5 or 1.6? I like the
>concept! It seems a little pricey. I wonder how much it would be with
>out the alternator. Is it hard to get the alternator with the "W"
>terminal?
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33573&
>item=7909718619
>
>

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