Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 23:10:59 +0400 From: "Matthew Faulks" <m.faulksnopsamin.net> Subject: Re: 1983 SAAB Turbo problem, Assistance in diagnosis welcome!
Not to be defeatest, but you've had so much use out of the car maybe its time for a new one, look at how much it would cost to get everything which was wrong replaced and working again, then compare it to the price of a younger car. If the repair cost is above 75% of the cost of a new car then maybe its time to start looking. Failing this check the thremostats and other temp sensors, one went on my 88 900i and it kept thinking it was on fire or something when the outside tempreture got above 16dc and cut the fuel pump. philip21 <philip21nopsam.com> wrote in message news:Ht3h3.2715$X4.26616nopsam.goodnet.com... > I have owned this car since it was new, and love it. I've had no serious > problems over 260,000 miles other than maintenance items, brakes, water > pump, alternator, etc ... however, in the heat of the day, above say 75 > degrees, it's begun to cut out while driving. i end up firmly holding the > gearshift or it pops out of gear, power is greatly diminished while scaling > an upgrade, and it seems that the engine is simply stopping to run for a > moment at a time. i've replaced both the feeder pump in the gas tank and the > primary fuel pump, and the fuel pressure is good while measured in the > gagrage. however that did not solve the problem, which is intermittent, and > as i said related to ambient temperature. my local dealer has been > trouble-shooting this for a couple of days, and is puzzled so far. if any of > you have any ideas about how to remedy this situation, please email me > directly at philip21nopsam.com > > thanks! > >