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Close call today. Almost burnt up my motor!
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<blockquote data-quote="lard" data-source="post: 334986" data-attributes="member: 13096"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>apologies if you have checked already, but, dash lights are dimmable (not 100% sure if it includes the gen light) - Turn the main beam pull switch left/right to go up/down in brightness - just a thought!</p><p></p><p>Regarding the belt - on my US import the belt was a smooth V type (like yours) - when I got a belt from an online vw place it was the notched type, so may not be the wrong one - they get thinner with use and as you remove shims to compensate and tighten the belt back up it will reach a point when with no shims it will still be loose, can you remember how many where on the bolt side of the alternator when you changed the belt? Just thinking that it might have worn down quickly due to incorrect tension, rather than being the wrong size/width belt?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lard, post: 334986, member: 13096"] Hi, apologies if you have checked already, but, dash lights are dimmable (not 100% sure if it includes the gen light) - Turn the main beam pull switch left/right to go up/down in brightness - just a thought! Regarding the belt - on my US import the belt was a smooth V type (like yours) - when I got a belt from an online vw place it was the notched type, so may not be the wrong one - they get thinner with use and as you remove shims to compensate and tighten the belt back up it will reach a point when with no shims it will still be loose, can you remember how many where on the bolt side of the alternator when you changed the belt? Just thinking that it might have worn down quickly due to incorrect tension, rather than being the wrong size/width belt? [/QUOTE]
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