Phaedra,
    My '86 ( Uber-Anna ) does this when she's low on power steering fluid.
I always try to check the level before I get the pump-birds tho'. I finally
got a spare rack to rebuild to get rid of the annoying leak.
                                                    bugle
At 10:04 PM 11/16/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>I can see I did not offer enough good clues re
>this new sound in my van since it returned from the shop.
>Here's the best I can do:
>Sound seems to be coming from the rear.
>I have only heard the chirping when I am driving
>& have not listened from the rear of the van.
>Chirping seems to increase in speed with engine speed.
>Van was just tuned up, among other things...
>Front & rear brakes were done along with rotors.
>Any ideas?
>Phaedra