I've done it.

I found a teenage couple down there, who were locked in an embrace. I threw
some snow on them, and they quickly separated.

Van still continued to squeal, so they weren't the problem.

That's why I asked the list for help. Gonna try the "wax-on-the-belt" trick
next.

Marshall
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 11:50 PM
Subject: Re: very loud Screeching noise on very cold days - turns heads

> After devoting ten thousand words on this subject, it just seems like
> somebody would go over there, open the engine hatch and look down in
> there to see what the problem is.
> My last loud screeching noise from an automobile was a cat sleeping
> between the radiator and the water pump on my 92 Ford Crown Victoria. I
> cranked the engine and cranked the cat around a few times before I shut
> the engine down .............. good old Ford had a self diagnostic system
> that displayed when the cat came out still alive but very pissed off.
>
> Stan Wilder
> 83 Air Cooled Westfalia
>
> On Wed, 6 Mar 2002 23:28:30 -0600 John Rodgers <jhrodgers@MINDSPRING.COM>
> writes:
> > > Marshall wrote:
> > >
> > >> 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).
> > >>
> > >
> >
> > Probably a belt. For a temporary fix, hold a block of parafin
> > against the sides
> > of the belt that ride in the "V" of the pully. will stop the noise,
> > and is a
> > cheap yet nice dressing for the belts.
> >
> > John Rodgers
> > 88 GL Driver
> >
>
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