ok well ive had the battery out for a fair while after i lost 2 belts (power steering and alternator) i know, i know, should have been replaced within a week if not 2 days but im lazy and there were a few rounded bolts to replace...

anyways ive fixed her all up and ive noticed that whilst driving i will clutch and the revs drop right off, battery light comes on as if the car is dead, until i put it back into gear of course...only once i put it back into gear there is a really REALLY loud squealing sound (also hear it when i start her up)

now at first i was thinking it was the belts i just replaced but they seem alright, im now starting to think its maybe a bearing or something, maybe in the clutch fan (the big a*** ugly white fan hanging off the front of the engine, not sure what its called) but yeh, if its that it will be simple because i have some thermos to put in so im not too fussed

any help is greatly appreciated, cheers Tilly

edit: oh i also assume the revs are dropping off because the ECU is relearning the car but i havent done anything to it so i dont see why it should have such a dramatic drop in revs with clutch right in

Sounds like the car is stalling due to too low idle speed. I also get the impression the car has been sitting without use for a while.
I'd be checking the ISC, and also check and adjust idle speed.

Still sounds like your belts are slipping - take them all off and start the car for a few minutes - if no squeal on startup, that'll be your problem.
Put them on one by one, until your squeal returns, that'll show you which one (if not a couple) is the culprit.

the alternator belt seems to need to be done uplike a guitar string to not squeal. it is the most likely culprit.

give your belts a hit with "Belt Grip" get at any auto shop around $15 a spray can. its green. goes a long way. makes belts stick to pulley like you know what to a blanket.

you gotta basically hang off the alternator to make sure its tight, and yeh, your idle speed has always been low. If yah want, i can fix it sat?

cheers guys, yeh moods if ya wanna have a look, im still also thinking it MIGHT be the clutch fan, on closer inspection it looks out of line, and i remember back to when i lost both the belts that the car made the same noise...strange, but yeh ill check all my belts again, spray some of that stuff on em and try her out

cheers again, ill give u all the results after the weekend