Give English-Swedish Spares a call.
http://www.english-swedish.com/contact_us.htm
They are a Saab "disassembler" located just north of Atlanta. Very
knowledgeable and helpful with good prices. They'll fedex it to you.
Also suggest looking for a Saab junkyard around Cincinnati/Dayton. There's a
huge Saab dealership located in Southwest Ohio (www.justsaab.com) which
should mean a lot of junked older Saabs around.

Yes.  Absolutely.  And I'd go new, not reconditioned for this.  It's
_that_ much of a PITA to installl.

Dave Hinz

I've never heard of a reconditioned crank pulley.  Maybe they are out
there, but I would think your options were:  1) used or 2) new.

You're better off opting for a new crankshaft pulley (aka harmonic
balancer). There are a lot of online automotive parts outlets that have huge
inventories of parts available, and you can check pricing, etc. for new
parts that way to compare against what Saab repair outlets quote you.

One thing to bear in mind - it's not an easy job and while it can be done
with the engine in the car (there is a special tool just for it because of
the very limited clearance), if you can get a new pulley have it fitted by a
Saab mechanic as they can also check all the belts, etc. at the same time
and replace any that need to be changed.

The other thing that can be done at the same time is changing the crankshaft
oil seal at that end of the engine - that's another reason to opt for having
a Saab mechanica do the job but if you feel up to it, buy new parts and
replace the pulley and oil seals as well yourself, and check out the belts
too. New belts are available everywhere - just get the right spec ones and
you can use any generic brand that has a good reputation.

Getting back to the crankshaft pulley's for a moment, the Saab part numbers
for them vary quite a bit throughout the years that the B201 main block was
used (1981 up to 1993 basically). The three part numbers which might be
correct for your engine are:

91 07 665 - Turbo 1989+
87 89 315 - Fuel Injection 1989 > 1990 (requires 91 17 201)
87 89 315 - Fuel Injection 1991+

Most likely you need the second part number. I'm not sure what the 91 17 201
part is - anyone know from experience? I'm assuming that Saab did actually
keep making carburettor-equipped engines right up to the early 1990's?
Perhaps optional to the 8V B201's they kept producing until the late
1980's... I've never heard of a B201 block with 16V head that had
carburettors instead of LH fuel injection. 8-)

One place I buy new Saab parts from when I can't get them from Saab-specific
online sellers or a local Saab repair outlet at a decent price is Autohaus
AZ at "http://www.autohausaz.com". Another one to check is Saab Auto Engine
Parts at "http://www.saab-engine-parts.com".

Regards,

Craig.