Thanks Jay...

99.5% sure that it's not - sounds like a bearing.

Thing is, I am not 100% sure. So I'll try and investigate it.

Thanks,

Marshall
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay L Snyder" <Jay.L.Snyder@usa.dupont.com>
To: "Marshall" <mjruskin@SHAW.CA>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 08:48 AM
Subject: Re: very loud Screeching noise on very cold days - turns heads

>
> Are you sure it is not a belt?  The alternator really loads up after a
cold
> start.
>
>
>
>
> Marshall <mjruskin@SHAW.CA>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 03/06/2002 09:37:01 AM
>
> Please respond to Marshall <mjruskin@SHAW.CA>
>
> Sent by:    Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
>
>
> To:    vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> cc:
> Subject:    very loud Screeching noise on very cold days - turns heads
>
>
> Hi Volks:
>
> Can you please help me with this?  - opiniions gladly accepted
>
> A get an incredibly loud "screeching sound" coming from my general engine
> area at certain rpms when the engine is cold. (it's been -30 here).
>
> Normally, it goes away after a while, but when I come to a traffic light,
> it
> re-occurs as the car approaches a stop. It usually reappears when I start
> driving away again, then dimminishes as I pick up speed and rpms.
>
> If I let the car warm up 10 min before driving - it is minimalized, but it
> still makes the sound when initially started, and the frequency and
> intensity of the sound increase as I give it throttle after it is
initially
> started.
>
> 1.    I am not using one of the good Mahl oil filters with valves - could
> it
> be the main bearings are starved of lubrication at start?
>
> 2.    Could it be my water pump being worn out?
>
> 3.    Could it be a symptom of my main bearings being bad/worn out?
>
> 4.    Could it be an incorrect setting in the crank's end-play? (I got an
> engine transplant this past fall)
>
> 4.    Could it be my automatic transmission - possibly the torque
> converter?
>
> Thanks for any and all help you volks can provide.
>
> Marshall Ruskin
> 84 Westy (I am Vanagon, hear me howl)
>
>
>