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Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 11:07:56 -0500
From: johnw <jwebsnopsam.net>
Subject: used saab 900s questions


I just bought a 1984 900S cheap. The body is excellent, interior is clean, and previous owner claims 103,000 miles (the odometer reading). When I arrived at his house to test drive it, he said it had been sitting for a while, and it looked it judging by the Maple tree seeds and small twigs that had collected in the rear spoiler. We jump started it, after which it ran super smooth, and it performed perfectly through all five gears on my test drive. Clutch grabbed fine, great acceleration, steering was tight, etc. Almost everything on the dash (lights and controls) works except the defrost fan is a little weak, and the rear defrost button doesn't seem to work. Now here's what's really wrong: -- Even thought I shut it off and restarted it afew times, no problem, after test driving it, now that I have it, it won't start. First it turned over a few times, and started twice, now it's just cranking. I'm hoping it just needs a new battery. -- The clutch makes periodic vibrating sounds, but works fine. I'm hoping it's just the plastic cover vibrating at certain rpms. -- It was difficult to get into reverse once, it just ground, until I killed the engine, put it in reverse, and restarted it. Five out of six times it went into reverse fine. That's about it. This is my first Saab after a few VWs and I'm clueless about the engine. Any comments/advice or similar experience with these problems much appreciated. For instance, how much does a new clutch on a Saab 900S cost if it comes to that? Also (long shot), can anyone recommend a good Saab mechanic in the Providence RI area? Thanks for any info, -johnw -- john s. webster/jwebsnopsam.net the vortext group -- writing svcs. 218 waterman st. #306c providence, rhode island 02906 phone/fax: (401) 273-5567 ---------------------------------------------

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