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Date:         Mon, 9 Jul 2007 23:25:11 -0400
Reply-To:     John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: where is my squealing coming from?
Comments: To: Wesley Pegden <wes@cs.uchicago.edu>
In-Reply-To:  <4692EBC5.2080409@cs.uchicago.edu>
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Wes, If you can make the belt slip while you turn one of the smaller pulleys, you just need a bit more tension on that belt... John

On 7/9/07, Wesley Pegden <wes@cs.uchicago.edu> wrote: > Just an update: > Removing the belt stops the noise. I guess this means it's the water > pump, the alternator, or the belt. I put on a new belt just in case, > still didn't fix it. It's not terribly loud, but definitely quite > noticeable. > > To be clear, when I wrote "I got out a hose to isolate the noise", I > meant I used a hose with one end to my ear and the other in the > compartment to try to track down the noise. I just did this again. > It's not giving me much. > > With the belt off, I turned the water pump pulley by hand, and got a > slight creak. Slight enough that I usually wouldn't have worried about > it. Is this a good indication that it's the pump? When I point my > "noise" hose at the pump, I don't really hear the squeal much. Is there > a good way to rule out the pump? > > Thanks again, > Wes > '83 1.9l > > Wesley Pegden wrote: > > The squealing is audible at idle, but really picks up when you hit the > > engine. Directly tied to rpms. I got out a hose to isolate the noise. > > Could have sworn it was coming from around the alternator. Tried > > tightening the belt (it is a few weeks old so I didn't replace) and > > swapping the alternator with an extra I had on hand. No change. Any ideas? > > > > Thanks as always... > > Wes > > '83 1.9l > > > > >

-- John Meeks

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