Re: Couple of q's

[thescirocco@juno.com]

On Mon, 7 Aug 2000 21:26:51 EDT SNixon5523@aol.com writes:

> What causes new belts to squeal on a dry day: too tight or not tight 
> enough?  
> It's been happening with the lights are on when I let my foot off 
> the gas to brake.  It is so annoying and embarrassing.
> 
> TIA,
> Stewart

Not tight enough... 

Inspect the belt and retighten it, but don't make it too tight.

If it's been slipping for a while, you might want to replace the belt,
and keep the old one as a backup.

Peter
'79 Scirocco 16V project car
'83 GTI 
'84 Scirocco, '80 Scirocco, '88 Scirocco 16V

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