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Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 03:44:09 GMT
From: "Jason Butterfield" <jrbunospamtternospamr.net>
Subject: Re: Help- catastrophic timing belt failure in 94 900 2.5l v6


That brings up another question... would there be any point in considering putting a 4-cyl turbo and matching 5spd tranny in place for the dead v6 and automatic? I think that's my biggest concern w/ repairing the v6 is where am I going to get parts (dealer only I'm thinking for anything that needs replacing really) and how much are they going to scalp me for- I've never had good luck buying new saab parts for anything close to reasonable prices. On a side note, I'm driving the spare car, a 1983 240D Mercedes Benz. Not a snappy accelerator, but she sure does ride nice. Better mileage, too. :) Appreciate the HOs still coming in. I'll take a tally and then flip a coin and see what I'm going to do. :-p -Jason "Bob" <uctraingNOSPAMnospamanet.com> wrote in message news:bee170dsp80o86krpsqcq9e70rga12imcbnospamcom... > On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 06:28:49 GMT, "Jason Butterfield" > <jrbunospamtternospamr.net> wrote: > > >and > >really mucked this one up by not replacing the darned thing before it failed > >(obviously I've already kicked myself, so I don't need anyone's help here). > > Really ? We'd be glad to oblige :-) > > >I consider myself technically competent in tearing it apart and rebuilding > >it, but just don't know if it's worth it or not. > > I'd do as the other poster suggested and at least tear it down... but > I don't think it's worth the time unless you are a single guy with no > current girlfriend. It's going to be a lot of hours for car that will > be worth about the same as one that has not had a rebuild. In > addition, you might be in for a big parts bill. If it was a turbo, you > could have some fun with a build out. > > MHO, >

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