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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 10:31 AM
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Motor Squeel Help!!!

hello all i have a 1985 bronco 4x4 351w with a 4 barrel edelbrock carb.

when i bought the vehicle i would rev it up and no squeel.

the engine was very dirty so i took it to the carwash and pressure washed the motor well after i did that the engine squeels every time i rev it and it also does when im in drive and when the gear changes in the engine it squeels but as soon as the gear is changed it goes away. i have4 tried putting belt dressing on the belts but its still there is there anything you guys can do for me.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 11:55 AM
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Check the belts for proper tension and glazing. If the belts are old and the edges are glazed (shiny and brittle) you can used all the belt dressing in the world and they will still squeal.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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it sounds like a pulley might have tightened up from the water. get a mechanics stethoscope to help isolate the noise.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 09:41 PM
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that has happened to me when I wash my engines and it was always the idler pulleys, squited some WD-40 on the brg. and it went away..
 
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