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All this '85 bashing is bunk! ;o)
Posted by Dan W [Email] (more from Dan W) on Mon, 3 Sep 2001 16:58:10
In Reply to: Hmmm..., The Red Baron, Mon, 3 Sep 2001 15:59:13
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You know, I don't doubt some '85 owners genuinely experienced the crumbling wiring harness. However, it seems the tale has taken on a life of it's own, and maybe out of all proportion to reality.
I've examined seemingly every inch of wiring in my '85, including the loom as it passes thru the firewall and down over the cat. Guess what - no flaking wires, not even the "goo" that reportedly covers them. The only insulation I've found flaking it a couple inches at the distal end of a diagnostic plug thats been lying on the block for ump-teen years. The only electrical probs I've had are a bad taillight ground (common) and a bad dome light relay (common) - no other gremlins.
So maybe my car's a freak, and it might go up in flames tomorrow just to spite me, but I don't think the '85 wiring hub-bub is as big as it's made out to be.
'85 900S 183k (got waved over today by a stranger in the parking lot who wanted to know: "How much do you want for your SAAB? It looks so nice still, is it a '90?" Sorry, not for sale; anyway, it's got bad wiring... ;o)
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Posts in this Thread:
- Great Cars, but what which years make your sh*t list?, Ovi, Mon, 3 Sep 2001 13:41:57
- '89 due to so many ecu problems. n/m, dave n, Tue, 4 Sep 2001 10:29:38
- depends on what turns your crank?...., Ed S, Mon, 3 Sep 2001 21:18:43
- attn: Ed S, Rafal, Wed, 24 Oct 2001 13:57:58
- Ed..., Jo K, Tue, 4 Sep 2001 00:14:08
- Not years, models...., Bill U, Mon, 3 Sep 2001 20:52:23
- Re: Great Cars, but what which years make your sh*t list?, Steve H, Mon, 3 Sep 2001 17:05:32
- Hmmm..., The Red Baron, Mon, 3 Sep 2001 15:59:13
- Re: Great Cars, but what which years make your sh*t list?, JustinHiFi
, Mon, 3 Sep 2001 14:06:35- Re: Great Cars, but what which years make your sh*t list?, Ovi, Tue, 4 Sep 2001 09:33:34
- wiring harness = '85 i thought. nm, chrystobal, Tue, 4 Sep 2001 01:57:50
- Re: Great Cars, but what which years make your sh*t list?, DougM
, Mon, 3 Sep 2001 15:19:34- Agreed..., JustinHiFi
, Mon, 3 Sep 2001 16:30:28
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