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Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 04:19:01 +0000 (UTC)
From: craignopsam.apana.org.au (Craig Ian Dewick)
Subject: Re: Classic 900 Saab - stopped clock and mobile phone handsfree installation query...


jrwonopsamail.com (James Osborne) writes: >It looks as if I'm going to have to remove the lower dash of my '85 >Saab 900 again to replace the turbo pressure sensor. It seems like a >good time to finally get round to installing a handsfree system for my >mobile (probably the Ericsson HBH-10), and try to find out why the >dash clock has been stuck at 4:10 for the past few years. In my late-1982 900, the odometer doesn't work. The speedo does, so the problem is clearly with the internal gearing, etc. which drives the counter. I've never pulled the instruments out before, though when I get the early-1983 900 GLi I just mentioned in another posting, I will use it as a test-bed so I don't destroy the rest of the intrument cluster which works fine. My mechanic who does a lot of work on Saabs says that getting the instrument cluster out is a very difficult job. Early visual investigation shows that a lot of work is needed to get enough of the dash structure out to enable the instrument cluster to be removed, but I'm open to advice about this. >So, does anyone have any tips/pointers for neat installation of a >handsfree system on a classic 900, and guesses as to what's stopped my >clock, and how to fix it. It's a UK car, by the way, so I'm moderately >used to converting LHD advice to RHD as necessary... The clock is mechanical isn't it? So it's probably like the problem with the odomoter in my classic 900 - ie. the gearing internal to the instruments. >Oh, and as a very minor point, the cruise control has never worked >since I've had the car, but fixing it wouldn't hurt. Are there any >useful diagnostic tests to find out what's wrong? My car doesn't have a turbo (but in Australia it's hardly ever going to be an advantage) or cruise control (which would be useful). I guess not having those features is good since there's a lot less to go wrong. 8-) Turbo-equipped 900's appear to be very rare here. Maybe Saab never really viewed Australia as a 'hot' market for turbo-charged cars in the 1980's... Regards, Craig. -- Craig Ian Dewick (craignopsam.apana.org.au). http://nospam/~craig APANA Sydney Regional Co-ordinator. Operator of Jedi (an APANA Sydney POP). Always striving for a secure long-term future in an insecure short-term world Have you exported a crypto system today? Do your bit to undermine the NSA.

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