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Originally Posted by mhall02
Guess what? Neither was bad, it was the cursed belt. I had put a new Dayco belt on, which spilt w/in 4 months, got a free replacement but a few months later the new one was squeaking...From now on its Gates or Goodyear Gatorbacks (put one on my Jeep) only.
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I know that you've figured out it was a different problem, but I want to second going with a Gatorback belt. I had been going with the stocking brand sold by Advanced Auto, which is Dayco or their identical but less warranty sub-brand of Drive-Rite. I was always dealing with squeaky belts either on start up, cold days, or in wet weather. Switching to the Gatorback solved that issue. Unfortunately Advanced Auto doesn't stock the Gatorbacks locally in the correct size, but Auto Zone does normally. It costs a few bucks more, but the belt has lasted longer as well so it's been worth it.