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RE: 2 cycle SAAB's

To: Egil Kvaleberg <egil@kvaleberg.no>
Subject: RE: 2 cycle SAAB's
From: "Jack I. Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 12:25:40
Cc: Triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
References: <3.0.5.16.19980319074145.335f2e70@nt-server.belcotech.com>
Egil,

My understanding from a friend who had one of these, is that the idle must
be set pretty low, but YES, at idle, the engine could accidentely reverse
itself, yielding a very disturbing result, when the clutch was engaged.

Jack

At 02:29 PM 3/19/98 +0100, you wrote:
>On Thu, 19 Mar 1998, you wrote:
>
>> BTW - from what I have heard, this engine was a blast to drive. 
>
>Depending on how the ignition timing was set, the engine would go 
>suddenly start running backwards if the throttle was released suddenly.
>
>That could turn into something of a surprise for the novice Saab driver 
>when waiting at a traffic lights!
>
>Egil
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