Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 22:31:45 -0400 From: "James Rosenkranz" <fireglownospamsouth.net> Subject: Re: Saab 900 Classic Timing chain issue
"pidgeonpost" <timhnospamhries45.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message news:1149621056.306036.45440nospam000cwb.googlegroups.com... > I once had a noise that I feared was timing chain - couldn't hear it > with the bonnet up, but you could at certain revs if you drove > alongside a wall or solid fence with the drivers window down. Drove me > nuts, but it turned out to be a loose heat shield between the manifold > and starter motor. Replaced a couple of nuts and problem solved. > As, suggested, you really need someone who knows what a duff chain > sounds like, or maybe listen to someone elses car that is known to have > a good chain setup. > I have a second 89 Saab 900 that is in good health, so I know what it should sound like.
