Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 00:13:25 +0100 From: "jb" <jbnopsamcom> Subject: Re: Saab 99 buying advice?
<davehinznopsamcop.net> wrote in message news:bgttmj$su01i$1nopsam34476.news.uni-berlin.de... > Someone who looks an awful lot like Grunff <grunffnopsam.com> wrote: > > davehinznopsamcop.net wrote: > > > You know how the C900 rusts around the rear shock mounts? The 99 > > was *much* better at it. Also check the sills, the jacking > > points, - oh just about everywhere. > > So, pretty much the standard "Saab 96 checks" then, eh? Not as bad as that :-) but 78-81 models can be rot prone, which unfortunately includes all turbo's... > > >> I know this car, the engine has been rebuilt, and it's been parked for > >> about a decade. Other than brakes & tires, what else should I look at > >> before deciding if it's worth the effort to try to get it going? > > > They're soo similar that it's all the standard stuff. There's > > nothing difficult to do on a 99. Except the water pump. I hate that. Yeah, but once you've done one... On the plus side, they usually last a very long time before they need doing, I had 20+ years and 150K on the original pump. > Oh - there's something with the chain tensioner that he mentioned > to me, is that pretty much a "screw it in and check that it's all on > the right cog" kind of a thing? I assume/seem to recall that I > can pull the valve cover & line up dots on something or other to > see that the valve timing is right? To be honest I've never any problems with the B in that area, unlike an early 'H' that had the tensioner fall to bits... The timing chain is duplex too which means you rarely get a broken chain on a B....
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