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Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 16:35:34 -0400
From: Dexter J <lamealameadingdongnopsamlamelame.org>
Subject: Re: Warning To All UK Drivers


Salutations: You have adventures with that car of yours - I must admit. This may be useful, considering the thread. When I had a C900 I ended up having trouble with the starter circuit in the floor. I bypassed it by hard wiring the key to simply open the circuit and then hooked up the actual starter wire in one of the spare dash button holes. I think I used a old defroster button - but it might have been A/C relay. In either case all I did was remove a catch so the starter didn't keep running when it was released and I had to keep the key all the way over to ground the starting circuit in the first place. The key popped back to normal position when the car started and ran fine until I switched it off as per normal. I was always worried about burning the button out - but on its final trip to the 'shop' we nursed it about 3km's with my missus holding the key over while I held the button down (there were some downhill sections - but not many). Anyway, in this unfortunate circumstance, you could have simply shut the car off - handed the over the key with a meaningful "ok, if you really want it, you know SAAB's are a bit of a maintenance problem?" - and then calmly finish your smoke while the idiot tries to work it out. You can then have concluded the formalities with a simple "Sorry son, I've been meaning to get that seen too - comes and goes really" - and without the need to waste an otherwise perfectly good (and rather expensive) tailor made cigarette (which I take to the be the greater tragedy really).. :) .. Actually I'm thinking of doing much the same thing with our current NG900 as I don't like locking the doors and have always liked a dash starter button. I don't keep anything in the car worth more than the glass unless you are willing to take the whole car - in which case the floor start/dash button combo makes it difficult enough to encourage the semi-pro's to move to the VW next door.. -- J Dexter - webmaster - http://www.dexterdyne.org/ all tunes - no cookies no subscription no weather no ads no news no phone in - RealAudio 8+ Required - all the Time Radio Free Dexterdyne Top Tune o'be-do-da-day Mississippi John Hurt - Frankie http://www.dexterdyne.org/888/197.RAM

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