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Head gasket success!!!
Posted by Todd inMA [Email] (more from Todd inMA) on Sun, 9 Oct 2005 14:23:19
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I finished my 1990 900 head gasket reassembly today and fired up the car. This car is 246k miles on it.
I cranked it first with the fuel pump fuse pulled to get the oil pressure up. Then I fired it up for real. Ran pretty rough at first and a lot of lifter noises. Some white steam from the exhaust for the first 15 to 20 minutes or so. Then that started to subside. The engine settled down after about 20 to 30 minutes. I took it for a spin around the block, twice. Fans cycled on and off a few times...Feels great! Just have to set/check the timing, and tighten the exhaust manifold to downpipe bolts, and should be all set.
I'm so psyched! I did this job over a 2 month period as I had time, and it looks like I did it right! (I had the luxury of having my other Saab -a '92 900S convertible on the road). Had lots of help from this site, the Townsend site and the Twinsaabs site.
I learned a whole lot doing this job, and I'm especially grateful to the many people on this board that kept me going with advice along the way.
Todd inMA
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Posts in this Thread:
- Head gasket success!!!, Todd inMA, Sun, 9 Oct 2005 14:23:19 <-- Viewing This Message
- Double check your intake manifold bolts, Jeff Cunningham, Mon, 10 Oct 2005 12:51:55
- Re: Head gasket success!!!....good for you..., Pete Kelly, Mon, 10 Oct 2005 06:53:56
- Re: Head gasket success!!!, philbert, Sun, 9 Oct 2005 16:53:24
- Congrats!, Jonathan Scupin , Sun, 9 Oct 2005 16:22:17
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