Congratulations...you just bought yourself a new $300 distributor.

Pull the rotor cap of the distributor and see if there is red rusty dust
around the inside of the cover. Telltale sign. The outer distributor bearing
goes bad, squeals on the shaft. If you catch it in the early stages you
might save yourself from overheating and destroying the ignitor. That will
save you like $90. In the later stages it may result in the rotor button
melting and the engine will not run, or may be out of time. Spraying a
little bit of thin oil on the bearing may rusult in a temporary reduction in
noise, but it will not stop it from having to be replaced.
I could be wrong in my guess, but the exact thing happened in my '92. It
quit running on me because the rotor button melted and spun nearly 180
degrees around.
Be careful if you try tightening the belts; if you overtighten them you may
also destroy the harmonic balancer pulley on the crank. Ask me how I know
that...

"dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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> Lately the Accord (105k) has a screeching noise when first driven - it
> lasts 5 seconds or so and varies with the speed of the car. Then it
> goes away. I guess a belt? It's overdue for a general big maintenance
> job. I couldn't see anything wrong with the belts. Timing belt was
> done about a year and a half back.
>
> I first noticed it when it was raining out, but now it does it when
> it's dry. Not all the time, maybe half the time.
>
> Any suggestions appreciated.