Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 01:42:51 GMT From: "Rob" <robnospamam.com> Subject: Re: 1987 saab 9000 turbo and CLOUDS OF WHITE SMOKE
"Grunff" <grunffnospam.com> wrote in message news:c2ln8v$1v63d0$2nospam52899.news.uni-berlin.de... > James Sweet wrote: > > > Your head gasket blew, generally a pretty easy repair, you may well have > > ruined your engine or at least the cylinder head by continuing to drive it > > like that. > > It really takes a lot to ruin one of these heads. I suspect the worst > case is that it will need to be skimmed. > > -- > Grunff thanks, i'll call the local independent saab specialist tomorrow. no great loss if the engine is dead, i bought it as an inexpensive winter car and have already sunk a few hundred into repairs. 'twas a great car for the first month i drove it, but at almost 180,000 miles the problems are starting to pile up. i was hoping it would make it to april and maybe sell it and recoup some of my costs, but i knew what i was getting into when i bought a car with that kind of mileage.