Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 05:47:23 GMT From: "Morgan Bullard" <mjbullardnopsampammersdie.earthlink.net> Subject: Re: Worst SAAB story?
The first part was my fault, I turned up the boost on my 82 to about 20lb and broke a pistion. Shortly after getting the car running again, (~500miles), the pinion bearing on my trans died, while traveling about 70mph down the interstate. I now have a trans from an 89, a cell phone, and AAA. "dmk" <dumbnopsam.comm> wrote in message news:3DD644BC.1060604nopsam.comm... > Hey all, > Here's mine. 1991 SAAB Turbo Convertable. Pearl green paint... one of > a kind. Had a corroded, seeping engine knockout plug. No biggie, > replaced them myself on other cars. Still under warrenty, so I took it > to the "Authorized Dealer" in Dayton. They fixed it and I was off and > running. > > Now, what I didn't know but found out when I blew all the water all over > the highway (this was a year or so later and the "Authorized Dealer" > must have lost their dealer ship, cuz they no longer did SAABs) was that > the ass at the shop replaced the knockout plug with one of those rubber > plugs that you tighten down with a wrench!!! Of course I didn't even > think to check the plug they put in... Engine overheated, blew the head > gasket and had to have the car towed 60 miles to Cincinatti where the > nearest dealer was... > > Get this: The rubber plug was still laying in the engine compartment. I > wrenched it in, refilled with water and got the car home. Damage was > done, though. > > > -- > dmk > "Life. Don't talk to me about Life..." > >
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