[najida]

My brother always hits his horn and bangs on the hood before cranking his truck. Nothing more disturbing than killing a cat in the fan belt :(

[MineralMan]

"My brother always hits his horn and bangs on the hood before cranking his truck. Nothing more disturbing than killing a cat in the fan belt :("

That's one way, for sure. Neighbors might not think so, though, unless their cat was saved by the procedure.

[trickyricky]

Nothing more disturbing than killing a cat in the fan belt

You can say that again. I came out one morning and started up my truck and heard a "BONG!",
and the truck just cut out. I lifted the hood and the belt was off, and a little brown, white, and black
calico kitten tail was sitting on the alternator.
She was below on the ground dead as a doornail.
I assume her tail got caught in the belt and whipped her around,
and knocked her brains out on the alternator. (thus the underhood "BONG!").