Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 23:06:34 +0100 From: MeatballTurbo <carl.robsonnospamcing-czechs.com> Subject: Re: Just had my worse nightmare.......
In article <La2dnYgLNL8oqUbd4p2dnAnospamphia.com>, Fred.Willsnospampam spouted forth into alt.autos.saab... > > "MeatballTurbo" <carl.robsonnospamcing-czechs.com> wrote in message > news:MPG.1b452e0b5738400a989f02nospam.individual.net... > > Just got off the motorway, first stretch of road fine, then approaching > > the 1st roundabout just changing down to second, suddenly died without > > warning while on overrun. > > 8< 8< 8< 8< > > So as a precaution I have replaced it with a length of silicon VAC hose > > in a fetching shade of blue to match all the other VAC hoses. Fired it > > up, never ran so sweetly. > > > > God was I relieved. > > MT, > > Been there. Done that. Got the skid marks in the pants to prove it. > > One word for you in prevention of future recurrance: tie-wraps > > ...well I suppose technically that is two words hyphenated, but hey, where's > the drama in that? ;-) First thing I did after replacing the hose, tie wrapped on now. I guess, with all that un-metred air going straight into the manifold, it was leaning out so far it couldn't run on idle only. -- Carl Robson (The poster formerly known as Skodapilot) http://www.bouncing-czechs.com