Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 07:19:32 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: engine wiring anomalies (c900)
in article slrndd38i3.39r.rotten_NOSPAM_nospamam.example.com, John B at rotten_NOSPAM_nospam.org wrote on 10/07/2005 23:33: > > > While conducting a routine oil change this afternoon, I noticed a couple of > strange things with the wiring on the intake side of the engine. > > First, the main cable from the battery's (+) terminal has a serious insulation > problem near where it connects to the starter. It looks like the insulation is > cracked and possibly a little burned and/or melted. The insulation on the > neighboring wire looks a bit damaged as well. Photograph here: > > http://home.ccil.org/~rotten/DSCF0130.JPG Simply put, get that changed immediately. I had a situation where my radio would go off periodically. Luckily I have a voltmeter gauge in the car which showed the voltage to drop dramatically. The car did not stall. I found the problem almost immediately - the live wire from the battery had bared off on the turbo battery shield and had welded itself to it. Once the car had been made safe, electrically, I found a number of blue scorch marks on parts of the shield and a perfectly round blue scorch mark on the turbo elbow. A lucky escape ... > I'm especially wondering about the battery > cable, as I certainly don't want the broken insulation to spread down the wire > and short the battery. The car (a 1992 900 NA) is running very well, FWIW. Don't risk it ... Just get it replaced. Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/
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