sitting in a gas station

[raveracer77 at yahoo.ca (raveracer77)]

On one of my drives from Florida to Toronto my alternator seized solid.  I pulled over because of the squeal and smoke and when I figured out what it was I just took the belt off then drove it up to the next exit and called the local wrecker.  They brought me out a replacement Alt and I swapped it in myself and was on my way with the old melty belt back in.  I never did change that belt before I got rid of it.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mtl-Marc 
  To: 'Scirocco list' 
  Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 12:17 PM
  Subject: RE: sitting in a gas station


  Yeah, but on an 8V you only have one belt. You loose it and you lose the
  water pump.

  It did happen to me once, and lucky for me I was within a mile from a
  Canadian Tire store.
  I drove there and bought a belt and a vise grip, and replaced the belt. 

  Cheers.

  Marc

  > -----Message d'origine-----
  > De : Marc Getty [mailto:marc@getty.net] 
  > Envoy? : 23 octobre 2006 14:05
  > ? : 'Verboten1'; 'Scirocco list'
  > Objet : RE: sitting in a gas station
  > 
  > 
  > Back in 2002 I lost my alternator belt on my 16v on the PA 
  > Turnpike just west of Carlisle, PA. This was more then 150 
  > miles from home (then in Langhorne, PA) and outside of my 
  > 100-mile free AAA tow radius. I pulled over and confirmed 
  > that it was the belt, got back in and kept on driving, at 
  > night. Radio off, interior lights turned down, not using the 
  > blower fan at all, and low beams.
  > 
  > After 130 miles and a mere 20 miles from home running on 
  > battery no longer worked for me and the car died. A call to 
  > AAA and the two wagon was on its way. While sitting there 
  > waiting for the tow I thought myself, hmmmmm, if I only 
  > unplugged one of the headlights I just may have made it the 
  > whole way home! Damn it! ;-)
  > 
  > Got it towed home, pulled the battery, trickle charged it 
  > overnight, put it back in. Drove to the parts store on 
  > battery and got a replacement belt. :-)
  > 
  > These days I always carry a spare belt because alt and water 
  > pump are one and the same on both of my cars.
  > 
  > -Marc
  > 
  > '83 VW Scirocco California Edition
  > '84 VW Rabbit GTI Pickup Truck
  >  
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: Verboten1 [mailto:verboten1@gmail.com]
  > Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 2:04 AM
  > To: Scirocco list
  > Subject: sitting in a gas station
  > 
  > waiting for a tow truck. lost the alt belt. 10 miles from home ugh!
  > 
  >


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