I spray WD40 on the belts one by one to determine which one is doing it.
You need to tighten it.
But if its one of the other items, you would not know it this way.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wesley Pegden" <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: where is my squealing coming from?

> 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
>>
>>
>
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