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seilerbird
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In May while I was driving from Yuma to the Grand Canyon I stopped in Prescott to have my alternator and the fan belt replaced. Then I continued on to the canyon. The next morning I discovered the fan belt squealed when I started up the engine cold. After about a minute it warmed up and stopped squealing. So I bought a can of stuff to spray on the belt to stop it from squealing. But a week later it was back to squealing. I found a mechanic at the canyon and paid him to tighten the belt and it stopped squealing for a while, but then started to return.
A month later I was driving from the canyon to Las Vegas and about 15 miles from Kingman the fan belt broke and wrapped itself around the fan. I got towed to a RV repair shop and had the belt replaced. The next morning it was still squealing when cold. I tested the belt adjustment and it felt fine to me. I took it back to the place that replaced the belt and the mechanic agreed with me that the belt was adjusted properly. He looked and found a small leak of antifreeze coming from the lower radiator hose that was leaking onto the belt. A very very small leak. So I paid him to replace the hose. It still squeals when it is cold. I have heard that using the belt squeal stopping spray is not really very good for the belt.
So what should I do to stop this stupid squealing?
A month later I was driving from the canyon to Las Vegas and about 15 miles from Kingman the fan belt broke and wrapped itself around the fan. I got towed to a RV repair shop and had the belt replaced. The next morning it was still squealing when cold. I tested the belt adjustment and it felt fine to me. I took it back to the place that replaced the belt and the mechanic agreed with me that the belt was adjusted properly. He looked and found a small leak of antifreeze coming from the lower radiator hose that was leaking onto the belt. A very very small leak. So I paid him to replace the hose. It still squeals when it is cold. I have heard that using the belt squeal stopping spray is not really very good for the belt.
So what should I do to stop this stupid squealing?