jim beam wrote:
> before you panic, check the alternator, power steering and a/c
belts. if
> loose, it's typical for them to squeal on startup, then quiet down, just
> as you describe. failed bearings generally continue to squeal as long
> as they're being used.
>
> and you can't destroy an "harmonic balancer" on a 91 accord - it doesn't
> have one, it's an ordinary pulley wheel.

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There's a picture of an older one here (from Jim Beam), which seems to
confirm that there's no internal harmonic balancer on them... My '97
CR-V certainly has one built in to the pulley.

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