Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 18:49:30 +0100 From: "cp" <christian.bailliesnopsamorld.com> Subject: Re: SAAB 900C engine
Not in this case, but it has been done. Some SU carbs were fitted with electronic control and Cats. Not particularly effective though. "TS" <tamer_shafiknopsamo.com> wrote in message news:988101429.28476.0.nnrp-12.c1ed028enopsam.demon.co.uk... > You definitely won't have a lambda sensor if it's got a carb. The sensor > would be useless. In injected cars, the sensor's output is used to fine tune > the air/fuel ratio. You can't do that with a carb. > > > "Heikki Mastokangas" <heikki.mastokangasnopsam.nospam4me.fi> wrote in message > news:3AE52211.4148013Bnopsam.nospam4me.fi... > > > > Let me be stupid this time. I am wondering what kind of engine I have in > > my SAAB. Yesterday I decided to do a little spring check for the engine > > and couldnt find things I was looking for, for example lambda sensor. > > The car is SAAB 900C ¥89 (special model of 900 here in Finland) and has > > carburator engine. > > > > Some pages say that all Saabs have lambda sensors but mine sure doesnt > > have, even the fuse for the sensor is not there (and has no connector in > > the fuse box, just plain holes in the plastic). The engine actually > > looks very simple, like "lets make it simple, lets take this and this > > out..". The placement of some components doesnt match with other source > > pictures I have been seeing. > > > > I have asked couple of other things about this engine before and seems > > nobody has the answers. Some mechanics have also failed to know the > > exact meaning of some "knobs". I am basicly looking for information what > > does what and so on just for a home-maintenance. > > > > My first goal would be to check that all the basic stuff works, in mind > > to try to lower the fuel consumption althougth it seems to be in the > > limits people say about 900. I already disassembled/reassemled the > > carburator and all the inlet components to get rid of any crap. > > > > H. Mastokangas > >
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