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On Tue, 2004-06-08 at 09:37, Jim Adney wrote: > On 8 Jun 2004 at 8:59, Jim Adney wrote: > > > I don't think I've ever had a correct size belt that required all the shims > > be inside, but beetle belts are a bit longer and can fool you into this. > > Re-reading this I realized that I had this backwards: Installing a beetle belt > forces you to the NO SHIMs end of the spectrum. In my experience, they are > still too loose at that point. They usually came frome the factory with 4 shims inside, and 2 shims outside. This was for both the T-1 and the T-3, and with brand new factory belts. Usually Continental brand. -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '65 T1 (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org