Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1999 09:05:58 -0400 From: "Eric Law" <elawxnospamxnopsamecsxnospamx.com> Subject: Re: "Old" Newbie & "New" Old 9000
James: Welcome to the club! You've got yourself a real nice car there. #1: Easient way to distinguish between CV and wheel bearing is the type of noise, and when it occurs. A CV typically will make a "clicking" noise which increases when you turn tightly. A wheel bearing makes more of a "moaning" sound - similar to the noise of snow tires or driving on grooved pavement. Also take a look at the boot on the CV joint - it may answer your question. #2: As another poster indicated, most likely you've got burned-out bulbs in the instrument cluster. Not a fun thing to replace - you've gotta remove the top of the dash... #3: No first-hand info, but Townsend Imports (http://www.townsendimports.com/) has one listed for $475 that I suspect is new (not rebuilt). #4: There are a million possibilities here, but I'd look carefully at the motor mounts - they have a habit of failing. Also, I'd aggressively pursue oil leaks. Among other things, they tend to reduce the life of the motor mounts! Check the smaller vacuum hoses, too - they tend to crack at the ends and leak. Fixing them can cure a host of driveability problems. #5: My stock answer to headliner problems is a staple gun. Not pretty, but it works and it's cheap! James H. E. Maugham <captjhemnopsamPAM.waterw.com> wrote in message news:37D27938.5791546EnopsamPAM.waterw.com... > Greetings, > > Rejoice, for the progigal returns to the fold! I am a former SAAB > devotee who has recently purchased an '87 9000 Turbo for my son. Whether > or not _he_ actually gets to drive it or not will be determined by the > answers I can obtain from you knowledgeable folks. > > I'm a former 850GT campaigner in rallies and gymkhana (primarily Europe) > and was the very pleased owner of a brand new '72 99E here in the US > (which I also rallied) and which gave me yeoman duty for 15 years, more > than 300K miles and the eventual installation of a Turbo motor and 5 > speed. (BTW, the last I heard this car is STILL running in NY state!) > > The arrival of 3 children (yes, we found out what was causing it) while > we had the '72 caused us to search for a more practical vehicle for > hauling them, us, the dogs, etc. and we turned to US iron for the many > years that followed (forgive us). > > Last week, while on a visit to Boston, my son's Prelude was totalled in > a collision with a Q-Tip in a Cadillac and we began the search for a > replacement. One of my son's friends mentioned that he was replacing his > daily runner for a newer car as he went off to college and we expressed > interest in his "old" car, an '87 9000 Turbo with 196K miles. To make a > long story short (yeah, I know, too late) we purchased said car for US > $1500.00. The body is in excellent condition and it has received > continuous maintenance by the same mechanic since new. It has new > brakes, clutch, tires and the transmission (5 speed manual) was recently > rebuilt. > > I've already determined the cures for many of the car's ills from all of > the info I read on this list, primarily the cold start/stalling problem > and some of the electrical faults. But I have a few questions I'd like > to throw out and see what your thoughts are on them. > > 1) The left front wheel bearing and/or CV joint is making a low grinding > noise. I haven't had a chance yet to dis-aasemble it to look, but which > is the more common failure? I don't _think_ it's the differential, but I > could deal with that also. > > 2) The on-board computer appears dead with no display evident. Any ideas > on resurection? > > 3) Best source for rebuilt AC compressor? > > 4) Any general ideas/hints on areas that should be given particular > attention as I set about cleaning and tightening under the hood? > > 5) What has everyone else done about the failing headliner and door > inserts? > > Thanks for the attention and sorry for the bandwidth, > > James > > Medford, NJ USA
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