Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 20:40:00 GMT From: "Ask The MasterTech" <Tsykesnopsamd.rr.com> Subject: Re: Classic '83 900T Stumbles and Chokes
It sounds like you may have a modulation valve or frequency valve problem. When this valve stops working the symptoms that you described will occur. Although, you should check the color of your spark plugs first to determine if it is fuel or spark. Hopefully this will help. Tw Http://www.thesaabsite.com "Digital F/X" <DigitalFXnopsamspring.com> wrote in message news:8j2r1l$mc4$1nopsam.atl.mindspring.net... > The situation: > > Start the car. Drive off. Anywhere from 2 minutes to 15 minutes later, the > car will die (with either a silent expiration or a bit of gagging and > choking). Restarting attempts are either immediately effective (in which > case the above gagging and choking may or may not be repeated within 2-5 > minutes) or require determined restarting attempts over a period of up to 10 > minutes (in which case (one case so far) I took it home so fast that I have > no idea if it would have died again). > > The times that it was successfully revived and driven past it's "gag > reflex", it performed properly (45 minutes on the highway and then 10 > minutes through downtown traffic. Those afternoons, the commute home was > infrequently subject to the "choking and gagging" phenomenon.) > > This appeared in Spring weather. The one day that none of this happened it > was above 80F and it hadn't rained in a week. I have no idea if that is a > factor or not. The next day, with the same weather, it was back to > gag-and-choke. > > I'm thinking fuel filter or something-to-do-with-the-choke. > > Any ideas, experiences, would be GREATLY appreciated :) > > Thanks! > Angel Foxworthy > >