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Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 13:23:58 -0800
From: Bob C. <dregnarNOdrSPAMnopsamsouth.net.invalid>
Subject: Re: heated seats question


In article <85qfgn$bh3s$1nopsamsvr03-int.news.prodigy.com>, "leone" <leone123nopsamigy.net> wrote: > i have an '89 900Turbo and the heated seats don't work. i'm > assuming that > they are probably "dead". is there any quick troubleshooting to > this > problem? i was told that the coils are very thin and break over > the years. > makes sense, but i wasn't sure if it's possible to replace them > without > spending a fortune. The "coils" are more like a "web" or a "net" or a "grid" (similar to an electric blanket). There is one grid in the seat (to warm your ass) and another in the seackk back (to warm your back). What usually fails in the two door models is the connection between the seat grid and the seat-back grid. It is easy to fix! first pull the seat out (pretty easy) and take into a nice warm place. now peel off the seat covers. they are on tight. look under the seat where there are springs and such that help keep the whole thing tight and fitting well. disconnect the springs and un zip the zippers. the springs in question go from the seat frame through the seat foam to the metal wire fram that is attached to the seatcover. its sounds weird but once you see it it will be obvious. once you have the seatcover off, you will see the electric grid. Take the grid out and look carefully at the area where it bends back and forth aas the seat is folded back and forth. Chances are very great that you will find a crack in this area. once you find it, solder in a new piece of wire and you are done. put it all back together and you will have a nice warm ass again :-) > sure it will get worse and i'm wondering if any of these leaks are > correctable without getting sodomized by a garage. even if > they're fair, > changing seals is always "time-consuming". are you sure its engin oil? maybe power steering fluid? There are no engine seals that I can think of in the "back" > oh yeah, as if i don't have enough problems, my car is "knocking" > for a > couple minutes before it warms up. this just started now that > it's around > 20 degrees or so here. i almost don't want to know where this is > headed but > if anyone has had this problem, i'm curious what happened. I get that in my 84 turbo when it has been sitting for a long time and it is chilly. My guess is that the oil is cold and not flowing very well and it takes a few moments for the oil to get all around and quiet the engine down. My guess is that it is a sign of an aging engine and that is just the way it goes. Be gentle in the mornings. my 84 turbo has 190k on the original turbo and motor so I would not be too worried. > also, thanks to everyone in this newsgroup for the advice. i wish > i had > some words of wisdom to repay you all with, but i'm an ignoramus. you cant be all bad dude ... you have 2 saabs after all :-) * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet's Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet - Free!

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