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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 21:03:36 GMT
From: "Ask The MasterTech" <Tsykesnopsamd.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Steam from 88 900i


The headgasket is probably blown between number 2&3 cylinders. Hopefully this will help. TW <m.faulksnopsamin.net> wrote in message news:7ztz5.8840$6b2.160315nopsam6-win.server.ntlworld.com... > Hi, > > I have a 1988 Saab 900i with 61K on the clock. Its ran well all its life but > has been loosing coolant slowly for the past 6 months or so. Today I noticed > that steam was coming from the exhaust, at least a white smoke like > substance which felt wet was, now normally I'd put it straight down to a > blown head gasket, but the cars been loosing coolant, like I said, for the > past 6 months with no steam and its running no hotter and has no less power > than it has ever had. So does anyone know what it could be. Its like when > its started on really cold mornings, but permanently. I've got to do a > 50mile or so trip tomorrow I'll be topping it up with coolant right to the > line and I'll see if its lost any by the time I get back. The only thing > which is of note is that today was wet, could it be sucking water into the > exhaust or induction system somehow? Thus causing the steam, the coolant > loss doesn't seem enough to justify the amount of steam. > > Thanks In Advance > Matt > >

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