New Shoes on the Saab

Had a blowout right by a tire shop. My spare has a bent rim and doesn't hold air, so had to buy a new tire. I ended up with 4 Pirelli P4's. I couldn't afford it but the price was right!

Unrelated Events?

Walker muffler, less than 2 years old. Welds broke clean at both ends, allowing the muffler housing to slide around.

After getting the motor mounts permanently solved, I went to chase another problem. An exhaust rattle.

Followup to the Unfortunate Events

The mickeymouse motor mount. This thing lasted a week without any sign of failing.

When the motor mount failed, and I couldn't get the one at the junkyard, I decided to rig something together. In the above photo is 18gauge steel and fender washers at the mount bolt points.

A Series of Unfortunate Events

No, it's not Lemony Snickett. It's ME!

I pulled out of my driveway this morning to take my son to school some 30-ish miles away. I had just adjusted my seat, so my "feel" of the clutch was off. I popped the clutch.

I heard a noise, and the car decided it wasn't gonna run anymore. I opened the hood and found the distributor cap loose, and the rotor in pieces:

Shattered distributor rotor.

Dull Taillight Lenses

I've noticed that every older or "classic" car I've owned over the years has dull taillight lenses.

Solved the Misfire

The stock coil that was in my 1986 Saab 900s

How's this for an interesting symptom?

The copper washers didn't last.

New banjo seals at the fuel pump
Part # 4443883

Well they did last. For about a day. So I got the part number of the correct washer, 4443883, which is the same part number as the seals that go on the narrow side of the fuel filter.

I bought the washers from Mike Shaw Saab's parts department for (you might want to sit down) $11 a piece. Thinking about it now, I could have bought a fuel filter from Autozone for the same price, but not had to drive into Denver.


I've installed the washers, so we'll see just how long they last. Hopefully longer than the fuel pump!

Close up of the step in the rubber seal.

Bracing the fuel pump with vise grips to
keep it from spinning in the boot when removing
the 19mm nut.