Vicki;
New belts often need retightening, that may cure the squeaking. I would
recommend having someone looking at it immediately. There is a small
chance something has come dangerously loose.
Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe

On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 18:32:57 EST Vicki Derrer <VICARY2U@AOL.COM> writes:
>Dear Vanatics,
>        I recently had all three belts replaced on my 85 Westy.
>Immediately
>thereafter I noticed the temp gauge would rest comfortably at
>three-fourths of
>the way to disaster, but it never got higher.  Before the belt
>replacements,
>it used to at least touch the middle light area, if on the high side.
>The
>radiator fan will kick in if (rarely) needed, and no red lights are
>flashing,
>so I kind of pretended this wasn't happening.  Now I hear squeaking
>when I
>start the van, especially in the morning in first and second gear.
>It's that
>squirrel-chatter type of squeaking which makes me think, "belt"
>because it
>eventually goes away, and after all it's in the thirties and forties
>in the
>morning here in the southeast.
>        Two questions: Are these symptoms possibly related (ie, water
>pump) and is
>this something serious, or can I wait until I get my income tax refund
>to take
>the old girl back to my mechanic?
>
>Thanks for being there for me,
>
>Vicki
>85 Westy GL  118k miles and no coolant leaks at the present time
>

___________________________________________________________________
You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail.
Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html
or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]