Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 14:12:38 -0800 From: Jari Hirsimaki <jari.hirsimakinopsamfi> Subject: Re: saab 900 info needed
JK'97 wrote: > > > > Don't believe what mechanics say. My '90 900i16 didn't start when it was > cold. I could waste the whole battery with the starter without any > results but wet plugs. It wasn't even possible to jumpstart it - but to > my surprise the engine came to life within 10 meters when another car > hooked me with a rope and pulled. The chief mechanic of the SAAB garage > in Frankfurt told me that the reason was a blown head gasket so the > engine sucks water into the cylinders when cooling down. He offered me > an "affordable" repair for just 2.000 Marks (~ 1.200 US$). Though I > objected that after finally starting the engine worked on all 4 > cylinders he was absolutely sure about this rubbish. > > Let's make this some kind of trivia. I got the REAL fault fixed now. > What was it? (Hint: I considered it very, very exotic) > > JK'97 ''If SAAB doens't start on first couple rounds of crankshaft, it doesn't start at all ...'' My guess is ignitioncoil. JH'97