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, Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:50:53
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Sorry for the long silence, I started this thread not thinking about my upcoming vacation. I'm back now and ready to get this old Saab going.
So the shift lever is currently pretty close to the dash so I think it's stuck in whatever gears are at that side of the pattern. I was guessing 3rd and 4th because the ratio feels pretty high when I try to pull away. When I try to pull the shift lever toward me it won't budge at all. I hit it with PB blaster before I left so I'm hoping that will encourage movement. I don't see any obvious places where the mechanism would seize but I am very open to suggestions. With some PB blaster and elbow grease I was able to get the shift lever to pull out toward the passenger door (for reverse) but it doesn't feel like it's moving anything in the transmission when I move the lever around like that and I've never successfully gotten it into reverse.
I'm going to spend some more time with the shift lever this week and I'll report back with any successes or failures. I'm also going to replace my seized water pump with a water pump and fan that Roger graciously offered me (along with a head and gas cap!!). As he alluded to in his post here, I did leave out a little bit of the purchase story.
When we arrived to pick up the Saab the seller was already out in his yard with his bobcat running, ready to help load it on to the trailer. I got out of the truck with my tool bag and told him we were going to try to get it running and drive it onto the trailer. He was dumbfounded (probably correctly so) that we would come to get a $100 car that has been sitting for 35 years with hopes of getting it running in mere hours. He said, "if you can get it running, I'll give you $1000). After we got it running he had every intention of giving us the money but we refused his offer because we had such a great time working on the car and it was already a great price. However, he did insist that I take back the money I paid him for the car, to which I agreed. Anyway, that's the story of how I got my free two-stroke Saab. So far my experiences with the vintage Saab community have been outstanding. I'm eager to get to know more of you guys and build my knowledge of these awesome old cars.
Cheers!
Ken
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