Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 19:40:38 +0100 From: MeatballTurbo <carl.robsonnospamcing-czechs.com> Subject: Re: Humming Noise - C900 Saloon
In article <2n1tjdFrj7h7U1nospamberlin.de>, privacynospamacy.net spouted forth into alt.autos.saab... > > "Henrik B." <saabnospamPAM_tdcadsl.dk> wrote in message > news:410bb817$0$253$edfadb0fnospamd12.news.tele.dk... > > > > "Mike P" <privacynospamacy.net> skrev i en meddelelse > > news:2n1qgoFs629jU1nospamberlin.de... > > > Hi Dave, > > > > > > Indeed... it's a 1984 C900 Saloon, 16 Valve Turbo. Right hand drive, so > > yes, > > > the drivers side is on the right as you are facing forwards. > > > The object in question is a white (light grey?) cylinder, about 3" in > > > diameter and 7" long. It is attached at an angle and has some vac hoses > > > coming out of it. When I pinch the vac hose, the noise stops. Leaking > vac > > > resevoir? > > > > It's a vac resevoir, which help holding vac, for temp-controls a.s.o. Reg. > > the noise, it's either a cracked hose or the cylinder itself has a crack. > > > > Cheers! > > > > Damn:-( I'll have to find a s/h one then I suppose.. what else apart from > the heater controls does it operate? Any effect on the APC operation? > Mike. I replaced mine. the original one quacked. So I took apart and re-tensioned the spring, and it quacked worse, so I swapped the hoses and it still quacked, so i swapped the bottle for a second hand one, and it still quacks. Seems some cars do, and some don't. It connects to the underside of the interior blower filter housing, on a very small nipple that you might find tricky to see unless you really look for it. -- Carl Robson (The poster formerly known as Skodapilot) http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
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