Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 08:11:45 GMT
From: "Jeremy Brown" <jerem43nospamnet>
Subject: Re: Fuel pump connection on pre-'87 C900 ('86 to be exact)
Thanks for the suggestion Charles, but I already had a new high-flow pump
from Swedish Dynamics that cost me an arm, but not a leg. I found a junkyard
with an 87 900 8v that still had the wiring harness for the fuel pump still
intact.
There is a small pig-tale cable between the main harness and the fuel
pump/send unit. The plug on the main harness is the same though all the
model years up to 1990, it is the pump connector that changed. I just
swapped out the pig-tale, but I did need to put a set of spades in to splice
in the send unit wiring because Saab changed the way they ran the wiring for
the send unit.
I have managed to get the damn thing together almost, but I broke the floor
board taking it out. >8-(
--
Jeremy
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"Charles" <cstoyernospamrpex.com> wrote in message
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> Jeremy,
>
> Have you tried http://www.milehibodyshop.com/ or some of the salvage
> yards advertised in Nines?
>
> They may have a used pump.
>
> Mine failed at 185k mi and I replaced it with a used one.
>
> Jeremy wrote:
>
>> After 21 years of service, the fuel pump died in my '86 900T.
>>
>> Bosch has stopped making the model fuel pump for the '84-'86 C900. My
>> local Saab dealer and most of the aftermarket parts shops cannot get the
>> proper unit that has a pair of .3125"/8 mm spade connectors that the
>> pre-87 C900s use. The only one you can get is the '87-'90 one with the
>> round socket connectors.
>>
>> Anyone ever swap one out?
>>
>> I was told by Swedish Dynamics that they usually solder a pig tale on
>> and splice it in to the harness. I am loath to do this as I do not want
>> a possible spark point so near the fuel tank. I checked with several
>> junkyards to no avail, as the wire harness adapter usually gets pulled
>> out when they remove the gas tank when they process the vehicles.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> JB
>
