Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:39:21 +0000 (UTC) From: Craig's Saab C900 Site <c900nospam.apana.org.au> Subject: Re: Just a Saab ng newbie question
Paul Halliday <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> writes: >in article 1136781957.186217.269710nospam2000cwa.googlegroups.com, >SmaartAasSaabr at smaartaassaabrnospaml.com wrote on 09/01/2006 04:45: >> You ever have problems with GM electronics? I remember crumbling wiring >> like on the 1985-1986 900's... and - you'd be hard pressed to find an >> 1985 or 1986 900 still on the road. >It's precisely that era of C900 that is plentiful where I live. My '89 is a >spring chicken compared :) I'm green with envy every time I see a flat nose >C900 ... Damn, I miss that car :( >Over time, the wires do go "green" at the ends, but a cut and splice when >things start to go soft seems to fix most issues. I wouldn't call it >crumbling ... That's much more for cheap Euro-tat cars! Lol well some of the wires in my early-80's C900's are definitely crumbling. Well more to the point - it's the insulation that's crumbling, leaving bare tarnished copper strand bundles behind! The stuff that creates short-circuits and can be a potential fire hazard if not sorted out early on... Especially around the hottest parts of the engine such as turbo, exhaust manifold, engine block itself, etc. Craig. -- Craig's Saab C900 Page at | Craig's Classic Saab Workshop - Sydney .au http://lios.apana.org.au/~c900 | http://www.classicsaab.net and other URL's Email: c900nospam.apana.org.au | For Saab 99/C900/9000 Enthusiasts World-Wide! Alternate: saabonautnospaml.com | Web-forums, galleries, library, links, etc.