Date: 25 Jul 1998 02:11:02 EDT From: The Santinas <santinanopsam.com> Subject: Re: A/C 85'-9000 Turbo Blows Fuse
I got a couple of answers and found a great shop in the San Jose area. The odd device by the A/C is the cruise control and the hose snakes below the A/C and fan to the main wire loom that runs through the bulkhead into the cabbin. A plastic tube pops out of the loom and that is where the hose is supposed to go. I replaced the entire length of rotted hose and the cruise works now! Oh, to get to the point where I could see the harness, I had to pull the windshield wiper motor, its support bracket and everything it drives i.e the wipers arms and interconnections - about an hour job. The fuse problem was resolved by the discovery that the fuse should be a 30A and not a 25A fuse. Things are fine now. I got all this information by dropping in on a local SAAB only shop called The SAAB Factory. The shop is full of every model and year of SAAB you can imagine and Dan and Paul (the mechanics) are quite happy to share wisdom, point out obscure parts and inspect the work others have done. Paul spent quite a while digging around trying to show me the best place to access the wire harness and Dan drew a quick schematic of the Air Conditioning electrical system. They even have a web site (www.saabfactory.com). I think this will end my Saab adventures. Thanks Rick The Santinas wrote: > Hi, > I have been Saab sitting an 85' 9000T 4 Door for a friend who went on > travel. I have done some work on the car (replaced the starter) but am > more of a Chevy/Ford man and have no Saab manual. I am trying to get > one. > > The problem: About 15 seconds after I start the car, the fuse marked > A/C & Fan blows. The fuse is rated at 25 amps and makes a very nice > blue flash - I have watched it several times. I read the owners manual > and it says there will be a delay before the A/C kicks on to prevent > loading down the engine. I assume there is a time-delay relay somewhere > in the electrical system. I have already tried disconnecting the > compressor clutch to see if that was the problem - same blue flash. > Any ideas? > I pulled the plastic covers that are below the windshield (air intake > covers) and found the computer on the drivers side of the car, the fan > motor in the center and a strange black device to the extreme left of > the Air Conditioner coils. This device has a 4 pin electrical connector > on one end and a couple of hoses that connect to the other. One of the > hoses heads off towards the fan area and ends mysteriously by the a > brass colored sensor that seems to go to the turbo. Any idea where the > end of the hose should go? I assume it should connect to something and > not just lay there. > > Any help would be appreciated. Dan is coming back home August first and > I would like to have a fully functional Saab parked in his garage. > > Thanks In Advance, > Rick Santina > santinanopsam.com
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