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Russ Wolfe wrote: >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 > > > Now it's coming back to me, the 7 was 3/8, 8 was 7/16, and 9 was 1/2, IIRC. 7's usually drove short alternator/generator systems and smog pumps (remember those? my '03 Passat still has one, but it's electrically driven), 9's drove power steering pumps and a/c compressors, and 8's were usually long alternator/fan belt setups. Not a hard and fast rule, but you usually didn't see short 8s and very short 9s hanging on the hooks behind the counter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~