[Vwdiesel] Belt tightening

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/22/2011 7:30:16 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
sshourds at flash.net writes:

> It's a Gates 7290.
> 
> 
  Don't do it man!  When I put my '85 together I'd forgotten to 
order Conti belts for it so I put Gates on.  Either the PS or the AC 
belt blew within 4 or 5 months.  It took out all the rest of the 
belts so I was left with NO good belts left and nearly a blown 
head gasket.  Replaced them with Conti's and that was when the 
kids were in middle school or possibly hs.  That puts them at around 
10 years old with possibly one of them ever replaced.  :-)
     Loren