Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 12:38:52 +1200 From: William Hayman <williamhnopsam.co.nz> Subject: Re: Learning about my 1993 SAAB 900 S
"Scott C. Huggins" wrote: > I have a 92 900S convertible and noticed how the temp guage would run 3/4 > quite frequently. This is my second Saab and both have electrical "quirks". > There are actually two fans. Have your mechanic check the fan switches. I > replaced the switch on mine and the temp guage never goes over 50% now. I > live in Macon, Georgia so the temp on the outside here in comparable to > yours. Enjoy the car! I dislike the 1994 bodystyle and opted for the classic > "roach" as its called. > > Scott Huggins > Macon, Georgia > shugginsnopsamspring.com > > news <decoynopsamet> wrote in message news:xGeP0x#AAHA.72nopsam.ij.net... > > Saab guru's, > > I recently bought a 1993 SAAB 900 S (3 door, no turbo, 4cyl, 2.1 liter, > > 16-valve DOHC, 3 speed auto trans), 42,000 miles, one owner, very clean, > > garaged, driven by an old lady to the store, church and the post > > office...etc...Quite a find really, and after checking public records on > the > > VIN and some other information I decided to secure the purchase, flew to > the > > city of sale and drove it 1,000 miles home trouble free. A fairy tale > story. > > I love this car, it is a tank, I have never felt safer in a car in my > life. > > But I put a lot of miles on a car in a year with my profession and I have > > buried a half dozen cars already in my life, stomped them into a mud hole, > > and am trying to anticipate the future with this car. I need some advice, > > from wise Saab people who know and love this car (the last year of the > > classic 900 body style). Can you suggest books or manuals to buy, Do you > > know the common problems and idisyncracies of this car (ie, I live in > > Florida and this car, being made for colder climates, runs at 3/4 in the > > temperature guage, I was freaked out!). A cannon of contacts, interenet > > links, phone numbers, people to e-mail are welcomed... I will take > anything > > to begin to gather this valuable information, I want to know this car > inside > > and out. I want to keep this car forever. Thanks for your help. Cliff, > > decoynopsamet. > > > > Cliff I have just had to replace the head gasket of my 1993 900Turbo so I have been doing some digging. If the fan is comming on late when sitting in traffic, check the fan thermo switch. If the fan is starting at about 1/2 way up the temperature gauge, but it still gets to 3/4 or more before settling down, have a look at the SAAB service bulletin 03/92-0191. It seems that with the B212 engines (2.1, no turbo) only one cooling fan is used, unless the A/C is on, in which case both cooling fans are used as with the Turbo engine. The SB documents how to modify it. All this information and more is at www.thesaabsite.com and other sites. William
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