Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 10:42:35 -0400 From: "Eric Law" <elawxnospamxnopsamecsxnospamx.com> Subject: Re: Car running hot....
If you are mechanically inclined at all, both are easy jobs. It's probably best to get a service manual, which should have photos showing the location of the parts, and tips on replacement. If you do the thermostat, make sure you use a genuine Saab part, and replace the gasket, too. More expensive, but worth it! You also might be able to narrow down the problem a little. When does the overheating occur - highway driving, city (stop-and-go), or both? Does turning the A/C on and off affect it? For a quick check of the cooling fan system, start the car, shut off the A/C (press 'econ' button on climate control), and let it run until it's hot. Before the gauge gets more than about 80% of the way to the red, you should hear the fan running (up front near the radiator). Eric Law <jlmeyer743nopsameja.com> wrote in message news:7o0dhr$58c$1nopsam1.deja.com... > For quite some time my '91 9000T has been running rather warm. Only on > extremely hot days (100+ F) has the temperature gauge traveled into the > red, but the car normally runs on the edge of the red. On a recent > visit to the local dealer (Patrick Saab-which really sucks, by the way), > the service tech mentioned that the problem might reside in the either > the thermastat or the cooling fan switch. They estimated that it would > cost upwards of $200, which I feel is rather steep. I have located both > the thermostat and switch from independant dealers, but I was wondering > what kind of job is it to install the componets? > > I would appreciate any insight on this problem. > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
