[T3] Fan belt

Gizmo Bob gizmobob at gmail.com
Mon Jun 4 12:36:48 PDT 2012


You can buy it from Amazon...
http://www.amazon.com/GENERATOR-BELT-10-1005mm-TYPE/dp/B0007D20TO

On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 4 Jun 2012 at 11:29, ken2k wrote:
>
> > does anyone know where we can buy fan belts(9.5x1000) without having
> > to scour ebay and the samba?? do any of the commercial "auto parts
> > stores" carry anything?? i realized this weekend i was driving without
> > a spare. thanks kk
>
> 9.5 mm = 3/8" and 1000 mm = 1 m = 39.37"
>
> With that in mind, you can go out and buy a 3/8" x 39.5" V-belt
> almost anywhere. You'll have to move some shims to get it adjusted
> right, but it will work just fine after that. Adjust it snug, not
> tight.
>
> For what it's worth, our cars VERY seldom need new generator belts.
> You can drive for hours without one. The battery will slowly run
> down, but you won't damage anything.
>
> I once drove home 120 miles after a belt broke. It was a sunny day,
> so I didn't need lights or wipers, and I kept my radio off. but when
> I got home my battery still had enough charge to restart my engine a
> couple of times. I did that just as a test.
>
> The belts on all my Type 3s are decades old. For long trips, however,
> it's still worth having a spare.
>
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