whoops !
The cooling runs off the alternator pulley. The alternator shaft goes
right through the alternator and out the back (front) where it has the
cooling fan atached.
So, not belt - no cooling.
I hope your engine is not too bad, tho I suspect the worse.
Next time your belt brakes STOP !
Rich
Rookie wrote:
> I have a brand new engine in a 74 Super Beetle...installed in April.
> The Alternator belt broke on my way home and I drove about 10 miles
> to the nearest lighted area.
> The engine was smoking... I thought the aircooling system was ran off
> of the crank, or is it electrical???
>
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