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fan belt squeal?

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Old Feb 21, 2011 | 11:59 AM
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Default fan belt squeal?

heat is fine. new serp belt with no noise. put heat selector on defrost and it sounds like i'm killing cats...
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Old Feb 21, 2011 | 05:06 PM
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Not uncommon with a new belt.

It needs to be tightened up a bit more. I have had to re-tighten every new belt I have installed on my XJ. They do loosen up a bit (stretch) after the first 30 minutes of driving.
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