Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 20:15:46 +0100 From: "Mike P" <privacynospamacy.net> Subject: Re: Humming Noise - C900 Saloon
"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
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