Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 10:07:32 -0000 From: "Andrew Fleet" <andrew.fleetnopsamin.net> Subject: Re: 900S Temp Gauge
Mate, This is because the themostat on the electric fan is preset way to high at the factory. This results in the fan cutting in too late, normally when the temp gauge is reading 3/4 ( that's the case with my 900 anyway ) This cannot easily be altered...it's just one of those Saab things. Happy motoring. Andy F. Voltair215 wrote in message <19990109221851.01019.00001226nopsamb1.aol.com>... >My temperature gauge on my 90 900S often hovers 1/2 to 3/4 from the orange >zone. I am used to this in the summer when the outside temperature is often in >the 80s and 90s but this also happens in cold weather after the car has been >running for some time and I come to a stop or am driving slowly. Eventually, it >cools back down the mid-point or so. Is this normal in cold weather (32 >degrees)? Any similar experiences? I've had the car checked out for leaking >coolant and broken fans but everything appears fine. > >Thanks, > >Claude