Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:57:26 +0100 From: "Charles C." <c.k.christacopoulos.removeme.nospamee.ac.uk> Subject: Re: c900 cooling system issue on 1983 8VT
Craig's Saab C900 Site wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I think the cooling system on my 1983 8VT has a problem. When I had the > engine running yesterday the coiling system boiled over (fan still ran > though), and what was strange was that all the hoses were hot except the > small overflow hose after the engine had warmed up. The big hoses hot system runs > > That suggests there could be a radiator blockage - anyone agree? yes but not the way you mean it. See end of message. I've got a > spare radiator (pulled from the 1983 gli), It will be as bad (probably). and a new radiator too (scoop > purchase from a place in Hawaii), but I'm hoping if it is a rad blockage > that a simple flush with the usual jet-of-hose run into various parts of the > cooling system to wash out left over gunk may fix it. Maybe. You may also find that it leaks like a sieve after you flush it. What do you intend to do with the new rad. Hung it on the wall as a work of art? > > Failing that it could be a stuck thermostat. hoses were hot thermostat was open. > I have a couple of new spares > (thanks to the folks at PFS via my last order!) on hand. > > I will also check the radiator fan fuse and wiring and the thermoswitch as > well just to make sure all those parts and associated wiring are not the > cause. > > Can anyone offer some more suggestions? I hope it'll be a simple fix but if > not I can take time to dismantle some of the cooling system to deal with > whatever isn't working right. > > Thanks, On my long gone to heaven c900 1983 vintage 8v etc when I replaced the radiator because I was getting bad cooling ... it disintegrated. I think simply by now the radiator is gone. The rad. does not have a single passage to get blocked it is full of many little passages ... which GET BLOCKED :-) with salts and rust. The little copper(?) fins which are stuck between the water passages disintegrate and you get bad cooling. > > Craig. > It is helps at all. Charles -- Please remove _removeme_ to reply.
