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Re: Aero
Posted by Larry West (more from Larry West) on Wed, 3 Nov 1999 23:23:39
In Reply to: Aero, Damon Rogers, Tue, 2 Nov 1999 15:13:29
If you are referring to the CS body style, all Aeros were that body style.
Larry West
At 11:31 AM -0800 11/2/99, Damon Rogers wrote:
>Hi,
>I'm interested in purchacing a 9000 Aero (Manual Tranny). I was
>wondering what year did they start using the new body style? Also I
>was wondering is there any year that they had a lot of problems or
>are there any problems that come up frequently with an Aero I should
>look for.
>thanks
>
>Damon
>88 Saab 900T
>
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> Out of curiosity, does this happen often? Is a new head gasket in all
> Saab owner's futures? If so, what does it cost to replace? (my mechanic
> said around $1k).
Yikes... that's expensive. That's what I was quoted for my Crown Vic's
headgasket, and that has TWO of them.
As for the diagnosis, I'd say he's probably right on. I'd lean towards the
headgasket theory more than the cracked block, but you can't tell until you
pull the head.
I'm in the middle (literally) of doing the headgaskets on my Crown Vic. I was
quoted about $1100 for the job, and therefore decided to do it myself. It so
far appears to total about $400 in parts. I needed the head set (all the
gaskets), new head bolts ($40 a side - yikes), $62 for new timing chains, and
$56 got the heads milled.
When you do the headgasket, also see about doing the timing chain, I believe
it's very easy to do at the same time (it is on the Vic, as I had to remove
them anyway.)
A new headgasket for my Saab goes for about $60 or so, expensive, but not
horribly so. Plus, you need all the other gaskets (valve cover, timing cover,
exhaust, intake, etc.) Some of this might be different, as I've only done
this to my Vic.
Good luck,
Benjamin
New London, CT
85 900 Turbo Intercooled 237k miles
93 Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptor 169k miles
Posts in this Thread:
- Aero, Damon Rogers, Tue, 2 Nov 1999 15:13:29
- Re: Aero, Larry West, Wed, 3 Nov 1999 23:23:39
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