Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 09:18:21 -0600 From: "Walt Kienzle" <wkienzlenopsam.net> Subject: Re: The guys at work said I should write about my saab
It sounds like it is time for a new fan motor. Have you heard the joke about Saabs being assembled around the heater fan motor? It's only funny after the repair is completed. Walt Kienzle 1991 9000T "Brittany" <LauraJ2Bnopsamcom> wrote in message news:1f89245c.0303260531.5127db8enopsaming.google.com... > PS > > I know its not a fuse as I have become well adapt at checking those first. > > Brittany > :-) > > davehinznopsamcop.net wrote in message news:<b5raml$2c072b$3nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de>... > > Someone who looks an awful lot like Brittany <LauraJ2Bnopsamcom> wrote: > > > I have a wonderful 89 SAAB that my father gave me and I LOVE it. > > > However, this past winter I had no (and I mean NOOOO) heat. It is > > > kindof funny, the heat works while I am driving but not while I am > > > idle. > > > > You have an air bubble in the heater core. There's a fitting on it > > to let the air out; a Saab dealer or independant who works specifically > > on Saabs will be able to do it if you can't get it to behave. > > > > > My father tried fixing it but he is more like the tool man taylor. He > > > is cute but scarey when he tries to fix my car. He broke the antena > > > fixed it but now the cruise control light will not go off. LOL > > > > Um... if it helps, tell him some guy on Usenet says it's really really > > hard, and not something that he wants to get involved with. It's > > not too bad, really, but there's a knack to it. > > > > > Please if you know why the fan is not blowing and how to fix it, or > > > where to get it fixed and how much it might cost I would greatly > > > appreciate it. > > > > You're just a bit low on coolant, and the air bubble is settled in the > > highest point of the system (your heater core). Classic symptom is that > > it's OK when you're driving normally, but not at idle - just not pushing > > the water around as much at idle, so the buble stays in the heater core > > then. > > > > Should be a pretty cheap fix. If the mechanic doesn't know exactly > > what you're talking about when you describe the problem, find a different > > one. > > > > Hope this helps, > > Dave Hinz > > > > > PS my SAAB thanks you.... > > > > Nice car, isn't it...