Help! Water pump whistling+I love Audi dealers

[JShadzi at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/18/00 8:23:37 AM Pacific Standard Time, josh at spiny.com 
writes:

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 Check that the t-belt isn't too tight. If it is, it will (in my 
 experience x2) make a kind of a rythmic whistly hum at idle, which 
 goes away when revved.
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    Have you checked to make sure your pump is not hitting the timing belt 
cover?  Often this will cause a whistling-type sound...
Javad