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<blockquote data-quote="purpledog07" data-source="post: 632052" data-attributes="member: 22687"><p>Glad you got something suitable now.</p><p>To save anyone the expense and disappointment: Avoid gates belts for aircooled vw's. I found one that's the correct length but the 'V' profiles are angled differently which would cause them to wear rapidly against the pulleys.</p><p>I was trying to find something better quality than the optibelt but there doesn't seem to be anything else.</p><p>I ran 11.3 x 905 on standard pulleys and currently on Scat and CSP billet, perfect fit.</p><p>A good tip to prolong belt life when the vehicle is off the road is to turn the engine over regular, even if by hand only, and always try to leave with the join In the belt on a straight run.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="purpledog07, post: 632052, member: 22687"] Glad you got something suitable now. To save anyone the expense and disappointment: Avoid gates belts for aircooled vw's. I found one that's the correct length but the 'V' profiles are angled differently which would cause them to wear rapidly against the pulleys. I was trying to find something better quality than the optibelt but there doesn't seem to be anything else. I ran 11.3 x 905 on standard pulleys and currently on Scat and CSP billet, perfect fit. A good tip to prolong belt life when the vehicle is off the road is to turn the engine over regular, even if by hand only, and always try to leave with the join In the belt on a straight run. [/QUOTE]
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