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On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 14:29, Gamboa, Gary wrote: > Here's what my local AutoZone has: > > 15390 KELLY_SPRINGFIELD BELT for a 1971 VOLKSWAGEN SQUAREBACK > Unit Price: $10.69 > 39.0 inches long > > 15396 GATORBACK BELT for a 1971 VOLKSWAGEN SQUAREBACK > Unit Price: $6.99 > 39.6 inches long > > so, wouldn't I want the smaller one, KELLY_SPRINGFIELD, since they get longer over time? > It will bee too tight to start with. 1/2" is a lot on a belt. Beside, modern belts don't stretch with time. The sides of the belt wear, and so do the pulleys. -- 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~