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orange4boy · 03-06-2010, 01:50 PM

One reason for a squealing belt can be a dying or undercharged battery. That's how I got into this whole ecomodding mess. My battery was undercharged and dying so was loading up the alternator on startup. new battery, no squeal.

03-06-2010, 01:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
orange4boy marcusmodder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 1,124 The Golden Egg - '93 Previa DX 90 day: 31.91 mpg (US) Chewie - '03 Prius 90 day: 57 mpg (US) Thanks: 70 Thanked 198 Times in 110 Posts	One reason for a squealing belt can be a dying or undercharged battery. That's how I got into this whole ecomodding mess. My battery was undercharged and dying so was loading up the alternator on startup. new battery, no squeal. __________________ Aeromodding My Classic NHW11 Prius