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On Wed, 2002-07-31 at 15:57, Dave Hall wrote: > Like Jim, I have never found the belts need much attention (lucky, as it's a > bit of a fiddle!) - if they do, they are probably too tight. > > The other good thing is that it's enclosed - my 1600 Camper scares me with > that finger crunching pulley and belt when I do anything on the engine while > it's running. Not too many cars that have the belts enclosed - you'd think > it was a health & safety problem for anyone working on it. I'm sure exposed > drive belts like that on a machine in industry would be illegal. Why should > service engineers or their fingers be considered expendable? > A few VW mechanics have had injuries from T-1 fan belts. If you think that is bad, try setting the timing on a 911 Porsche. It is set at 6000 rpm while leaning over the fan and fan belt. Don't wear a neck tie...... -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT (It drove) '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/