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another “car won’t start” query:
visiting friends a long way from home, had my ’92 9kt (109k miles) parked for about 5 days. crank her last Friday, backing out of a driveway neutral coasting on a modestly graded hill. had throw into 1st gear to straighten out going down the driveway, i got a good rev and then the engine died. i let her sit a minute: the engine would crank and i’d get an idle barely alive, barely above zero. i could floor the accelerator for days and get no response. still idled barely alive. after the next couple of attempts, i stop getting the idle. the engine would crank, fire, and then die a second later. now it turns, but that’s it. nothing catches. (apologize for inexact terminology).
no tcs cntrl lights involved.
does the progressive degradation of how much i got out of the engine help pinpoint the issue? the hoses around the intake manifold appear fine, no blown fuses. likely appeared a throttle body issue at first, or valve, with fuel pressure, etc. systems a distant third (fourth? ECU? DI? AMM?). the nearest saabtech indy or dealer is a 200 mile tow for which i will likely throw down large tomorrow. my saabtech back home, generous with pro bono advice via long distance cell phone, wanted me to fashion a way to bypass the bypass valve, but my DIY doesn’t go beyond oil/filter changes unless i’m coached through really well (and no saab books in this town i’m stuck in). any ideas, while the ’92 stays parked at least another day?
my best/branyon
92 9kt 109k
and retired, sold off etc.
86 9kt 145k
85 900t 114k
82 900 225k
80 99gli 223k
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