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Conclusion to: electrical/starting woes-88 900T
Posted by Erik C. Holmberg [Email] (more from Erik C. Holmberg) on Sat, 3 Feb 2001 14:51:02
In Reply to: electrical/starting woes-88 900T, Erik C. Holmberg, Fri, 2 Feb 2001 13:14:34
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First, thanks to all who provided insight. I got the call from Swedish imports yesterday at 4. Here is the scenario. It turns out that after years and years of "crap" falling into the ignition between the seats, it finally gave out. "Something liquid" must have been spilled in there recently, and cemented all the "crap" together the mechanic told me. Upon asking my girlfriend, who drives Ingrid frequently, of this, she informed me that about a week and a half ago, she dumped 1/3 of a Biggie Dr. Pepper down there accidentally. The culprit to this caper is solved. Here is the kicker.
Since the soda cemented the various particles in the ignition, the ignition was stuck in the "on" position after startup. This burned out the starter. The starter was replaced last year for 300. So with a new ignition and a new starter, my bill was 650.00. "give or take 50"
I guess the lesson to be learned from this is this:
Most older Saabs will have "crap" in their ignition from years and years of use.
It is imperative that no drinks EVER be put between the seats.
Anyone know of a good cupholder brand that works well for older model 900s?
Lets keep the repair bills down and take care of our babies!
Take it easy.
ERIK
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