Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 22:08:44 -0400 From: rlyonsnopsamoot.com.momma (bobgoblin 2000) Subject: Re: Overheating!!!!
Bob Charlap sez... > My 1988 900 Turbo is suddenly massivly overheating! Doesn't even take > two miles to get up into the red and when I open the hood the radiator > overflow tank is ready to explode and is boiling away. I have only had > this Saab for one year and have not experienced any other problems. > > Any input before I hand my wallet over to the ONLY Saab dealership in > Dallas? > > Thanks , > > Bob > > This may sound odd: but is the car really overheating? Check it with a thermometer in the expansion tank. If it really is overheating: DON'T DRIVE IT! Or you'll end up with a cracked head - and they're not cheap for Saabs (like anything actually is!). My '81 would always show it was overheating when it really wasn't. We replaced everything we could think of. But I was so paranoid about it really overheating, I ran the radiator fans to the ignition so they would run all the time the car was on. That problem was never fixed. And the car never overheated though the gauge - and the replacement gauges - always showed it was. -- - goblin