Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 14:12:52 -0300 From: Dexter J <lamealameadingdongnopsamlamelame.org> Subject: Re: Smokin' exhaust - more info.....
Salutations: Grunff wrote: > > Dexter J wrote: > > > While I don't know if it's possible in a SAAB (which is why I asked) or > > advisable for this situation - I've had a couple of seals done on another > > machine with the head on by bringing the piston in question to TDC - > > removing the spring and cap - then carefully removing and replacing the > > seal (dental tool helps greatly).. The procedure counts on doing it fast > > and making enough compression on the valve seats/rings to hold the valve in > > place.. > > Just looked in my Bentley, and it does explicitly describe a > procedure for doing the seals with the head in situ. > Thank you - filed for reference as I wasn't sure.. If the Canadian dollar ever recovers and I can find a long term shell for my current 9000T engine - I think it may be time to update my library.. > > I have always felt heat was a sort of achilles heel for SAABs - they, like > > all good things and people nordic, seem to have very little engineered > > tolerance for excessive heat - which is fair enough - that little 2.0l is > > working very hard for the money.. Heck, I start flopping around the studio > > and making steam every time it gets above 80F around here myself.. :) .. > > I'll never forget my first 900 (83 twincarb), which blew a > headgasket in a major way, such that only two cylinders were > firing. It still managed to get us home from Devon to London > (200+ miles) chugging along at 40mph on the motorway. Took many > hours, but we were very proud of it. Needless to say that way > the end of that engine. > You never really forget your first one. I still have the key on my chain.. :) .. > > I wonder if they ever did an all aluminum block for special application > > when they still had a racing team?.. > > Dunno, I've never heard of one, but you never know. > > -- > Grunff I'll bet they did one for rally - but it is very probably holding up the corner of a card table in at GM marketing or over at the Scania Aircraft factory running a pony generator.. -- J Dexter - webmaster - http://www.dexterdyne.org/ all tunes - no cookies no subscription no weather no ads no news no phone in - RealAudio 8+ Required - all the Time Radio Free Dexterdyne Top Tune o'be-do-da-day Peter Frampton - Do You Feel Like We Do http://www.dexterdyne.org/888/139.RAM
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