Re: Couple of questions for you

[Peter Orban <ORBAN@nrcamt.iamt.nrc.ca>]

1)	There is a squealing noise when I have started the engine and
	then step on the gas.  It sounds like a belt slipping, but did
	not happen at idle so I could not check it.  I sprayed some
	belt stuff on the belts that I could get to, and tightened up
	the belt to the hydraulic pump, and it quit for a while but is
	now back.  Yesterday, it happened at idle, and I looked into
	the engine compartment, but all belts and pulleys were moving.
	I had assumed that, if the belt was slipping, the pulley would
	not be moving, but I suppose it could be moving slowly.

	If I rev up the engine, it gets loud and then goes away.  When
	it gets wet, it resumes each time the engine idles.  I thought
	it may be a bearing for the alternator or something, but it
	goes away with higher speeds, so it seems like a belt.


I had that happening on my Rabbit way back, and after about a month
the water pump seal went completely. The pump is different on the
4 and 5 cylinder engines, but the seal design is probably the same.
Be prepared, carry some extra coolant with you, and fix your temp
gauge so that you would not warp your head!

Good luck, Peter
orban@nrcamt.nrc.ca


Good luck, Peter