Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2003 18:14:14 -0700 From: Inky <yada_yada_etcnopsamail.com> Subject: Re: Flooding
On my '85 900 8V, it's toward the front of the throttle valve housing (between the bellows and the throttle valve). It has a wiring harness clipped to it that runs to a sensor. -- Christian On Fri, 3 Jan 2003 17:09:07 -0000, "Neville \(www.mechanical-art.co.uk\)" <nevillenopsamanical-art.co.uk> wrote: >Thanks for the reply Christian - I'll check it out (if I can find it!) > >Neville >www.mechanical-art.co.uk > >"Inky" <yada_yada_etcnopsamail.com> wrote in message >news:ii491v802121jauomfbvtbdfihqeaomkf3nopsamcom... >> On Thu, 2 Jan 2003 18:23:35 -0000, "Neville >> \(www.mechanical-art.co.uk\)" <nevillenopsamanical-art.co.uk> wrote: >> >> >I have a 4-year-old 9-5 2.0 LPT which is very prone to flooding. I bought >> >the car second-hand 6 months ago and so I am a Saab novice. Its not as if >I >> >drive it a few yards and then switch off, but if I don't let the engine >> >fully warm up it can be a pig to start from cold again. >> > >> >Is this normal for these cars? - I can't believe it is! >> >> I have an '85 900 8V so I don't know how similar the engine is to your >> newer 9-5 but this is very much like what happened when the cold start >> injector (or sensor) failed in my Saab. I simply disconnected it. >> >> >Neville >> >> -- Christian