Re: [T3] Generator Light

[Russ Wolfe <russw@classicvw.org>]

On Tue, 2005-05-17 at 20:16, Constantino Tobio wrote:
> Russ Wolfe wrote:
> 
> >On Tue, 2005-05-17 at 10:25, Jim Adney wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>
> >>Your belt is most likely a beetle belt, which is just a tad longer than a type 
> >>3 belt. Too bad VW didn't make them the same; it wouldn't have been a hard 
> >>thing to do. The type 3 size is 9.5 x 1000 La. I'm not sure what the correct US 
> >>size is, but if they try to sell you a beetle belt, it will not be quite right.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >domestic part number is 7395 and put half the shims in the middle of the
> >pulley.
> >
> >  
> >
> Digging up some info from my former life selling auto parts...
> 
> The part number 7395 would be a Gates or Dayco part number. Not sure
> what Goodyear's equivalent would be.
> 
> By the way, the part number is translated as follows
> 
> 7- #7 size belt, I forget how wide the sizes were. Common were 7, 8, and
> 9, increasing in thickness.
> 395- 39.5 inches, which is, uh, 1000mm or 1m.
> 
> The T1 belt is a 7355 according to one parts guide, which would make it
> 4 inches shorter in total length. I would have thought the T1 belt to be
> much shorter, since the crank pulley is smaller I think the genny is
> closer to the crank.
> 
More likely, if the belt is running loose, then someone probably put
7400 belt on, a more common number, but a 1/2" longer. I think the 7 is
what is refered to as a 3/8" wide belt, which would be right for 9.5 mm


-- 
Russ Wolfe
'71 FB AT
'66 FB MT
'64 T34 (not running)
'65 T1 (not running)
'05 KIA Sorento SUV
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~