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Doing great with head gasket job until.....
Posted by Les (more from Les) on Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:53:41
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I've done many a gasket on my Turbo Fords, but this is my 3rd Saab, first Saab HG. '89 SPG. Ran great but started leaking water into number 2 cylinder. Well, I'm 5.5 hours into my gasket job. No sweat. Doing good, following the Bentley and looking at Twinsaab's pics online. Definitely taking my time and double checking everything. Putting the timing tensioner back in and it stops halfway. I examine closer and it's going in ever slightly crooked. It doesn't want to come out or go any further. I try harder to remove and it snaps in half like a twig. Many bad words ensue. After calming down, depression sets in. I need a beer. ** I've learned a ton here and humbly come before the Saab gurus. What say you? Extract and re-tap OR grab a used turbo head from someone (hopefully with a tensioner)? I was doing so good too... :( TY in advance
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Posts in this Thread:
- Doing great with head gasket job until....., Les, Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:53:41 <-- Viewing This Message
- pics of broken tensioner..., Les, Sun, 20 Oct 2013 14:16:06
- Re: Doing great with head gasket job until....., michaels900
, Sun, 20 Oct 2013 12:15:40 - I've never re-used a tensioner..., Used to be Chaz, Sun, 20 Oct 2013 08:49:24
- Re: Doing great with head gasket job until....., AaronG, Fri, 18 Oct 2013 14:39:30
- SAABMASTER writeup, my favorite...., DET17
, Fri, 18 Oct 2013 13:12:34
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