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naferurtyty - 01 Feb 2007 01:27 GMT

what would cause a high pitch squeal when my car is warming up when it
drops below 1,000 rpms it stops. any ideas also it has 236,000 miles
on it and still running strong

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Tegger - 01 Feb 2007 02:13 GMT

naferurtyty <none@000.com> wrote in news:971635_
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> what would cause a high pitch squeal when my car is warming up when it
> drops below 1,000 rpms it stops. any ideas also it has 236,000 miles
> on it and still running strong

Check the power steering belt tension and alternator belt tension.

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Jim Yanik - 01 Feb 2007 03:45 GMT

> naferurtyty <none@000.com> wrote in news:971635_
> 57ab86831a983c4dbc652bfd6c1e1e7c@autoboardz.com:
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>
> Check the power steering belt tension and alternator belt tension.

The belt may be glazed and needing replacement.
Perhaps better to change it and not risk it breaking at a bad time.
(when is a "good" time for a belt to break??? ) ;-)

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N.E.Ohio Bob - 01 Feb 2007 13:22 GMT

> (when is a "good" time for a belt to break??? ) ;-)

As I turn into my driveway on a warm spring day when the wife's car is
there so I can drive to the dealer for a replacement and the dealer is
open and has the correct part in stock and I have the right tools and a
good picture in the instruction manual and I'm not hung over from the
night before.
Ahh! Those were good times! bob

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jim beam - 01 Feb 2007 04:06 GMT

> what would cause a high pitch squeal when my car is warming up when it
> drops below 1,000 rpms it stops. any ideas also it has 236,000 miles
> on it and still running strong

loose/worn belt. replace.

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motsco_ - 01 Feb 2007 05:09 GMT

> what would cause a high pitch squeal when my car is warming up when it
> drops below 1,000 rpms it stops. any ideas also it has 236,000 miles
> on it and still running strong

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If the (unknown) Honda is a first generation CR-V, it might be the idler
pulley for the AC. http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/crv/x00-003e.pdf

I've replaced two of them.

'Curly'

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John Horner - 02 Feb 2007 17:54 GMT

> what would cause a high pitch squeal when my car is warming up when it
> drops below 1,000 rpms it stops. any ideas also it has 236,000 miles
> on it and still running strong

Accessory drive belt would be my first guess.

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