Posted by admin on Tuesday Aug 17, 2010 Under Miscellanea
Haha! I’m in Google Streetview… I noticed the Google car, but didn’t think it any further then. But as I just went through some other Streetviews I decided to check if I’m on it also…
The spring is here! (I think… Yesterday it snowed a bit again…).
I woke up the T8 Special from it’s winter hibernation last thursday to make it ready for the Saabclub Spring Meeting on the next saturday. I had some issues last fall with the car – the fuel cut kicked in at full boost (not a pleasant surprise passing a long truck…) and also the idling was a bit iffy. Also it seemed to be drinking a lot of gas…
So, time to sort those out:
The fuel filter was old and needed to be changed.
Taking the old one out.
Also the seals needed to be replaced – badly corroded already!
The old one out…
…And a new *olvo one in (I already had the spare and saved a few euros…)
The old vacuum advance unit was shot, new one needed!
Runs a lot smoother now and takes less fuel also!
All in all a quick fix, I also changed the motor oil for this year (I change the motor oil every year even though the car doesn’t get a lot of miles).
Saab Club Of Finland – Old and Classic SAAB Meet 2009.
Nice event, around 100 cars on display and a lot of people. A couple of Saab Sports in there as well as a 900 Finlandia. If you want to hear some sweet sounds from two strokes – check the end of the clip! (From around 7:20>)