Comments for Saab Stories http://jlw97.fatcow.com/saabstories Misadventures in Rust Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:00:09 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Welcome. Now maybe you can help me fix this thing. by Barry S. http://jlw97.fatcow.com/saabstories/?p=6&cpage=1#comment-4 Barry S. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:00:09 +0000 http://jlw97.fatcow.com/saabstories/wp/?p=6#comment-4 Nice job, I wished I documented the restoration of my 74 Sonett like this. What did you use to start your electric fan? I don't see a expantion tank for the cooling system > did you add one. I am also doing a 68' 95 wagon. have some rust in the floor to fix and the interior has not been started but it runs great wit a fresh V4 and 2 bbl. <em>[Thanks! On the Sonett there isn't an expansion tank except the one built into the shock-tower crossbar; if yours doesn't have one there, someone may have modified it. The crossbar tank is the OEM setup, but it's kind of a nuisance because it's hard to tell how full the tank is; I guess some people convert to a 96-style tank to get around this, and I believe Ashcraft sells a kit to switch it over. About the cooling fan, I use a thermostatic switch I got at NAPA which is made for Chrysler applications; I think the part # is "FS-120" or something like that. The nice thing about the Chrysler switch is that it's a normal plumbing thread; I installed it into the bypass-hose line using a hardware-store plumbing tee. Regards, -- jw]</em> Nice job, I wished I documented the restoration of my 74 Sonett like this. What did you use to start your electric fan? I don’t see a expantion tank for the cooling system > did you add one. I am also doing a 68′ 95 wagon. have some rust in the floor to fix and the interior has not been started but it runs great wit a fresh V4 and 2 bbl.

[Thanks! On the Sonett there isn't an expansion tank except the one built into the shock-tower crossbar; if yours doesn't have one there, someone may have modified it. The crossbar tank is the OEM setup, but it's kind of a nuisance because it's hard to tell how full the tank is; I guess some people convert to a 96-style tank to get around this, and I believe Ashcraft sells a kit to switch it over. About the cooling fan, I use a thermostatic switch I got at NAPA which is made for Chrysler applications; I think the part # is "FS-120" or something like that. The nice thing about the Chrysler switch is that it's a normal plumbing thread; I installed it into the bypass-hose line using a hardware-store plumbing tee. Regards, -- jw]

]]> Comment on Chip Lamb does nice work by eric in vermont http://jlw97.fatcow.com/saabstories/?p=24&cpage=1#comment-3 eric in vermont Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:30:27 +0000 http://jlw97.fatcow.com/saabstories/?p=24#comment-3 Hey Jim, Thanks for keeping your website up with all your Sonett tales! You do a great job with descriptions, pictures, and the typical pitfalls we ALL run into with these old clunkers. Keep your head up! I have two on-the-road VSaabs and there is always SOMETHING to fix. It seems I'm in this perpetual mode of ordering parts, planning to fix, fixing, re-fixing, fixing other stuff that I found when I was fixing the actual broken thing, putting off fixing that one there 'cause it's just too painful right now...and starting over again. It's my hobby and I LOVE it! Best to you! eric in vermont eric in vermont Hey Jim,

Thanks for keeping your website up with all your Sonett tales! You do a great job with descriptions, pictures, and the typical pitfalls we ALL run into with these old clunkers. Keep your head up!

I have two on-the-road VSaabs and there is always SOMETHING to fix. It seems I’m in this perpetual mode of ordering parts, planning to fix, fixing, re-fixing, fixing other stuff that I found when I was fixing the actual broken thing, putting off fixing that one there ’cause it’s just too painful right now…and starting over again.

It’s my hobby and I LOVE it!

Best to you!

eric in vermont

eric in vermont

]]> Comment on Welcome. Now maybe you can help me fix this thing. by Elliott Lewitt http://jlw97.fatcow.com/saabstories/?p=6&cpage=1#comment-2 Elliott Lewitt Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:02:08 +0000 http://jlw97.fatcow.com/saabstories/wp/?p=6#comment-2 Hey there Jim W As the once-proud owner of a 1970 red '95 daily driver (she is no longer with us, I'm terribly sorry to say), I'd love to see a photo of the '95 into which you so carefully slipped the driveline. Care to share? Do you drive her much? Terrific site... Elliott in Venice, CA <em>[Unfortunately, I found myself with more cars than I had time and space, and had to sell the beige 95. Fortunately, it went to a very good home with Tom Donney, vintage SAAB enthusiast extraordinare. -- jw]</em> Hey there Jim W
As the once-proud owner of a 1970 red ‘95 daily driver (she is no longer with us, I’m terribly sorry to say), I’d love to see a photo of the ‘95 into which you so carefully slipped the driveline. Care to share? Do you drive her much?

Terrific site…
Elliott in Venice, CA

[Unfortunately, I found myself with more cars than I had time and space, and had to sell the beige 95. Fortunately, it went to a very good home with Tom Donney, vintage SAAB enthusiast extraordinare. -- jw]

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