Like the title says...

battery light comes on from time to time...if I shut the engine off and start it back up, the light usually stays off.

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father says I should get a new belt/have the belt tightened (the belt squeals from time to time)

what do the experts say?

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My name is Michael, and I am an 18 year old binge-drinkin', cigar-smokin', novel-writin', all around unsavory and unnattractive guy. I tell long-winded stories, and I only shave once a week, although I've had to do it every day since I was 16.