Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 11:24:46 -0500
Reply-To: Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
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From: Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
Subject: Re: Cold start tranny squeal...
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Alternator belt? Cold starts drain the battery and the alternator works
harder to catch up.
Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 12/20/2002
11:06:42 AM
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Subject: Cold start tranny squeal...
On a cold day when i start my van (86 auto tranny) i hear a high pitched
squeal for a few seconds or longer depending on how cold it is. The van
starts fine, usually in a second or two but then i hear this loud high
pitched noise coming from the back of the van. It usually lasts between 2
and 30 seconds depending on how cold it is out. This morning it was 19F
and it did it for about 5 seconds. One time when it was 0 F it did it for
about 30 seconds and I had to give it more than the usual amount of gas to
keep it running.
It is hard to tell if the sound is coming from the engine or tranny. I
think my antifreeze is the right solution. I am also running the oil that
the manual says to run in cold weather (10W-30 i think). Any ideas?
Thanks for all the great replies on my heater blower squeal. A lot of
people replied and they all said about the same thing: The blower squeal
is a sign that the motor is about to die and the only way to replace
repair it is to remove the dash.
Thanks!
Andrew Fox
Ft. Collins, CO
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