Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 17:39:40 GMT From: "Walt Kienzle" <wkienzlenospam.com> Subject: Re: Saab '89 9000s electrical (only fires with low battery)
"Pidgeonpost" <Pidgeonpostnospambrain.com> wrote in message news:dtpvmp$dts$1nospamg3.svr.pol.co.uk... > ....the nice thing about diagnosing problems on DI, is that all you have > to do is to replace the DI cassette with a known good one, if only > temporarily, to see if that's the problem. With conventional > coil/distributor ignition you have to work your way through coil, HT > leads, distributor cap, rotor arm, spark plugs etc trying to nail the > fault. Having said that, it's probably cheaper to replace all the > conventional components than it is to replace the DI cassette with a new > one! > Well said. I have a story that goes a step further in illustrating pricing: A friend of mine found a failed small component in the distributor that was causing his car to stall. The part was only available from the dealer and cost US$130. He also discovered that rebuilt distributors were readily available for US$90 and they included the part he needed, along with all sort of other renewed parts, and it came with a 1 year warranty. BTW, I bought a new, red DI cassette a few months ago and thought it was a bargain at US$299.00
