Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 22:11:31 +0100 From: "Mike P" <privacynospamacy.net> Subject: Re: Humming Noise - C900 Saloon
"Mike P" <privacynospamacy.net> wrote in message news:2n29fcFmfmg4U1nospamberlin.de... > > "MeatballTurbo" <carl.robsonnospamcing-czechs.com> wrote in message > news:MPG.1b75f7fe1bd594cc989fb1nospam.individual.net... > > In article <2n1tjdFrj7h7U1nospamberlin.de>, privacynospamacy.net spouted > > forth into alt.autos.saab... > > > > > > "Henrik B." <saabnospamPAM_tdcadsl.dk> wrote in message > > > news:410bb817$0$253$edfadb0fnospamd12.news.tele.dk... > > > > > > > > "Mike P" <privacynospamacy.net> skrev i en meddelelse > > > > news:2n1qgoFs629jU1nospamberlin.de... > > > > > Hi Dave, > > > > > > > > > > Indeed... it's a 1984 C900 Saloon, 16 Valve Turbo. Right hand drive, > so > > > > yes, > > > > > the drivers side is on the right as you are facing forwards. > > > > > The object in question is a white (light grey?) cylinder, about 3" > in > > > > > diameter and 7" long. It is attached at an angle and has some vac > hoses > > > > > coming out of it. When I pinch the vac hose, the noise stops. > Leaking > > > vac > > > > > resevoir? > > > > > > > > It's a vac resevoir, which help holding vac, for temp-controls a.s.o. > Reg. > > > > the noise, it's either a cracked hose or the cylinder itself has a > crack. > > > > > > > > Cheers! > > > > > > > > > > Damn:-( I'll have to find a s/h one then I suppose.. what else apart > from > > > the heater controls does it operate? Any effect on the APC operation? > > > > > > > Mike. I replaced mine. > > the original one quacked. > > So I took apart and re-tensioned the spring, and it quacked worse, so I > > swapped the hoses and it still quacked, so i swapped the bottle for a > > second hand one, and it still quacks. Seems some cars do, and some > > don't. It connects to the underside of the interior blower filter > > housing, on a very small nipple that you might find tricky to see unless > > you really look for it. > > -- > > > Will this resevoir being knackered lead to my heater controls not working? > They only blow on max setting (the 8 0'clock setting). None of the vents > move.. I've put the pipework back on the distribution valve as it had been > disturbed. The hissing from in the dash has gone. Also got the heater > control rod on and can regulate heat. Can't get it to go where I like > though. > > Cheers > Mike > Solved all the problems in one go - I'd not pushed the vac hose attachment onto the back of the air distribution control properly. A good shove, put the metal clip on and no more strange noises, and *most* of the heater vents work. Whatever I do though, air always comes out the side vents - what's wrong? Thanks Mike
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