What's your problemI had an new belt put on 2 years ago and its starting to screech loudly and continue on for a long time. However, I notice that I onlly have this problem when its hot out. In th

Frank Fernandez

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• Posted on Sep 16, 2009

SOURCE: i have a 1990 jeep YJ replaced the alternator and

If the belt is not tense enough it will squeal, so make sure it's tight enough. Otherwise you can use a stethoscope or long screwdriver up to your ear to isolate the source of the noise.

SOURCE: every time i put a new muffler on my 1997 jeep

What a funny set of events.Of course the tail pipe is clear(you would have checked that)The only other thing it might be is the cat/converter is blocked.New muffler is allowing a heap of air through and it suddenly clears and the bang.They do block up so it may be worth getting it checked.Hope this helps