That would be the engine -- three cylinders, two-cycle, 20 horsepower. But more fun than a man should have with his pants on.
D. On 9/20/07, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > IIRC, the flat rate time for a major overhaul of the Saab engine was 8 > hours. There was a time when the 3 cyl. Saab engine with a bit of > tuning was popular in a Lotus 11 chassis. > > On 9/20/07, Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A two-stroke has a definite "cool" factor to it. > > > > I can still remember driving my first MIL's two-stroke Saab (93 I think, > > help me out here Chip) in the early 70s, and at the time it was a > well-used > > vehicle. > > > > Four on the column, shifted from 3rd to 4th at 30 mph going downhill. > > > > It just radiated (as my college-age step-daughter would say) uber cool. > > > > First wife loved telling me about going to the gas station and being > stopped > > by the "expert" running the station when she started to pour a can of > > Saab-approved 2-cycle oil into the fuel tank. > > -- > OK Don, KD5NRO > Norman, OK > "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics." > -Benjamin Disraeli > '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ Proudly marching to the beat of a different kettle of fish. Make a small loan, Make a big difference - Kiva.org _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
