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Date: 23 Apr 2003 15:09:24 GMT
From: davehinznopsamcop.net
Subject: Re: Saab's High Pressure Turbo Engine Questions


Someone who looks an awful lot like SimonJ <Menopsam.net> wrote: >> >> Dare I speculate on that... most "piston melting" is the result of >> another problem that went unnoticed and unfixed - like a mixture that >> was too lean, ignition timing that was way off, etc. > I think in my case it was the result of 130+ MPH in a 13 year old car! > I dont think I had any other problems, it ran very sweetly, with plenty of > power, I think it was just too much for an old engine. Hm, that doesn't seem all _that_ unreasonable... still should not melt pistons, old-ish car going fast, or not. I wonder what the root cause was/is, because just driving fast doesn't normally cause that. Er, so I've heard that is. Dave

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