Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 06:25:44 GMT From: "James Sweet" <jamessweetnospamail.com> Subject: Re: 900 VERY annoying trouble
"pmg" <replytogroupnospaml.com> wrote in message news:nJ_we.10445$oJ.8116nospam-server.bigpond.net.au... > I have a 1984 900 GLE (Australian) fuel injected (non turbo). It's been > a great car for the 21 years I've owned it and looked after perfectly. > Over the last year the engine will intermittently stop. Often happens > whilst driving. First it loses power and you are foreced to stop where > it will idle only. Press the throttle and it splutters and gasps. Then > eventually it won't even idle and stops completely. Repeated attempts to > start it don't work. Then all of a sudden after a few minutes to an hour > it will start again and run perfectly. Occasionally it will happen from > start in the morning but very often after it's warmed up. It may happen > more in damp weather but certainlyt doesn't need a big soaking. It has > been to my Saab dealer countless times where they can't get it to repeat > the problem. They have replaced the fuel pump, fuel filter, plug leads, > cold start unit. Can anybody offer any suggestions? > Pete Check the distributor cap, I ran across a similar problem on a '79 Volvo, the spring loaded center contact had broken so it was arcing intermittantly, took a while to track down. Also check the pickup in the distributor, I've seen those get a broken wire which makes and breaks contact as the vacuum advance mechanism moves.