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Re: looking @ an 89 Turbo Posted by RS [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() In Reply to: looking @ an 89 Turbo, syracusespg, Sat, 13 Mar 2004 14:46:23 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Non-working odometer is fairly normal, 'fraid to say. 3 of mine had odometers that stopped and the other one got hit and died before the odometer took the big sleep.
If you get it, you'll probably want to spend some money and time replacing and cleaning some basic things:
Clean AIC valve
Change all the vacuum hoses to silicone.
Replace all of the bushings that hold the vacuum nipples into the intake manifold and valve cover.
Replace fuel pump relay (the one on my '89 had badly pitted contacts with about the same miles.)
With the FP running for 15 seconds after shutting it off, I'd suspect that it had an ECU FP output failure at some point and some previous owner put a bypass in - on all the ones I've had, the FP shuts off with the ignition.
You may want to get a spare ECU to have on hand. The ECU on my '89 SPG died a year and a half ago, so I'm wary of '89s in that respect. There are a bunch of equivalents, so if you luck into one at a pick-n-pull (like the one in Auburn), grab it. Click on "more from RS" above - I've posted a list of compatible LH 2.4 ECUs a few times.
Now, is this a native Syracuse car or did it come in from another state? If it has a Sports Car Centre sticker or Cortland SAAB sticker, you may want to carefully inspect the normal trouble spots. I miss Syracuse, but don't miss the salt and slush at all :-)
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