Date: 26 Mar 2003 05:31:00 -0800 From: LauraJ2Bnopsamcom (Brittany) Subject: Re: The guys at work said I should write about my saab
PS I know its not a fuse as I have become well adapt at checking those first. Brittany :-) davehinznopsamcop.net wrote in message news:<b5raml$2c072b$3nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de>... > Someone who looks an awful lot like Brittany <LauraJ2Bnopsamcom> wrote: > > I have a wonderful 89 SAAB that my father gave me and I LOVE it. > > However, this past winter I had no (and I mean NOOOO) heat. It is > > kindof funny, the heat works while I am driving but not while I am > > idle. > > You have an air bubble in the heater core. There's a fitting on it > to let the air out; a Saab dealer or independant who works specifically > on Saabs will be able to do it if you can't get it to behave. > > > My father tried fixing it but he is more like the tool man taylor. He > > is cute but scarey when he tries to fix my car. He broke the antena > > fixed it but now the cruise control light will not go off. LOL > > Um... if it helps, tell him some guy on Usenet says it's really really > hard, and not something that he wants to get involved with. It's > not too bad, really, but there's a knack to it. > > > Please if you know why the fan is not blowing and how to fix it, or > > where to get it fixed and how much it might cost I would greatly > > appreciate it. > > You're just a bit low on coolant, and the air bubble is settled in the > highest point of the system (your heater core). Classic symptom is that > it's OK when you're driving normally, but not at idle - just not pushing > the water around as much at idle, so the buble stays in the heater core > then. > > Should be a pretty cheap fix. If the mechanic doesn't know exactly > what you're talking about when you describe the problem, find a different > one. > > Hope this helps, > Dave Hinz > > > PS my SAAB thanks you.... > > Nice car, isn't it...
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