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Originally Posted by War eagle
Matt are you getting squeal with both belts installed and adjusted? I know that the alternator adjustment or deflection is fairly high initially on A/C cars when the belt is new, and very hard on water pump bearings. The counter force on the water pump is the A/C belt. Both belts should be on to protect the pump.
The super distance between the W/P and crank centerline to the A/C compressor is also a suspect here as my belt flops some even at 700rpm.
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I've got the squeal with both belts and with just the Alt/PS/WP belt. I never thought about the WP as the suspect, and I sure hope it's not the culprit because I just redid the timing cover and WP gaskets. I was hoping to find a different belt and test it before reinstalling the A/C belt. I installed a rebuilt compressor at the same time as the original had a slow leak.