On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 22:18:18 -0700, "ajpdla" <ajpdla@pacifier.com>
wrote:

>
>Also re-did the timing belt during the work process. It now turns out my
>idea of re-using the hydraulic tensioner for the timing belt was a bad idea.
>When I first start up my car in the mornings or at various parts of the day
>where the car has been sitting, there is a very nasty squealing sound which
>is heard until the car idles up. I believe this to be the timing belt being
>either too tight or too loose because of the faulty tensioner unit (a new
>one is on order).
>
>At some times in the mornings, the squealing is so bad that the car shuts
>itself off. I would tend to think the car is shutting off because the
>tensioner is causing the belt to be too tight. Any thoughts?
>

What do you mean by this statement:

>the squealing is so bad that the car shuts itself off

Shuts itself off? I've never heard of a car that shuts itself off
because the timing belt tension is too tight. How or why would it do
that?