1987 C900 T16S (Aero, SPG etc)
Suffering what I can only describe as a misfire under power at high revs.
(>3000rpm)  The engine note changes and power holds back.
Elsewhere wiser men than I have pointed me towards the coil.

I have a 2005 9-3 Linear. My gas guage was faulty recently, so I ran
out of gas, but got the free tow to the nearest garage with Saab
Roadside.
At the garage they agreed to replace the fuel pump, and gas guage

just had the air con refilled now every time i drive with air con on the car
make a noise and engine loses power intermittently
many thanks gerry

My 1995 900S cooling fan comes on as soon as I turn on the ignition
key, and it seems to run all the time. When I finish a journey, the
fan stays on for about 20 seconds and then stops. Is this normal? The
cooling system is OK and the engines runs at normal temperature with

Come on guys ... we're giving off the impression that we're in a coma :
(
I know many of us have wandered off to forum boards, but we used to
have a good community here and one which we could post whatever we

Well gentleman, I am really happy to see all these great comments.
Because I have had a slightly different experience. My car has been
properly maintained at the dealer, all regular services, oil changes
etc.

Hi I've posted stuff about this in forums at saablink.net and
classicsaab.net, but I figured I'd raise the issue here as well without
re-posting the stuff on the forum sites.
Basically, took the car for rego check yesterday. Drove fine there and

Ber-dum! Any Novell Netware guys here? :)
SET DSTRACE-=*H
... really, we used to have a community here - what have you done
today?

This started on a hot day a month or so ago, after I filled my tank
and drove for about 20 minutes. It started having trouble idling, RPMs
would drop below 1k, then shoot up closer to 2k. After a minute or so
of this, my car stalled. It wouldn't start again for 5-10 minutes.

saab 2.3t 9000cse
my problem !  central locking just started playing up.
first thing i noticed was that when i went to open my car the one door was
not locked must have been unlocked all weekend without me knowing.

Gah! What are you talking about, man? Polish? That's not mechanics?
No ... it's not ...
How do you polish yours?
I have a white and a black Classic 900. I know what I use to get the

I'm contemplating a DIY transmission swap for my
1985 900 5-speed manual.  Is this practical for
someone who's reasonably adept at repairs?  It
would be against my "religion" as an engineer,

Original message is a bit big to post in a news article, so please refer
to the message posted in forums at:
http://www.classicsaab.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=827
http://www.saabcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131725

i had flat battery on my 96 saab 900 s, no joy jump starting so push
started, radio now not working, checked fuses, disconnected battery,
no code in message on radio, any suggestions

I am having trouble starting my 2000 Saab 9-5 in hot weather.
The temperature has been in the 90's the last few days. After
I have driven the car for a while in the heat, turned the car
off and then immediately tried to restart, the car will not