Our Family's Foreign Car Dealership had the Saab franchise 1963-1973. I
remember the free wheelin device well. You had to roll the throttle on
gently though or you'd get a jerky feedback from the driveline. They had the
free wheelin feature before the V4, as I think it was developed so people
wouldn't engine brake (downshift) with the 2-cycle engine. The oil was added
in the tank, so no fuel flow, no lubrication. Except for the Monte Carlo
which had the oil injection, and 3 downdraught Solex's.
When we sold the 2-stroke(67 was last year) they advertised a lifetime
warranty on the engine, pointing out it only had 7 moving parts.
Wayne Lee
58 TR3
64 TR4
75 TR6
Douglas,MA
> The free wheel also made the old Saabs extraordinarily great in snow. My
> first car was a 1971 95 wagon and it was also probably my worst but I have
> many fond memories of going into snow covered turns under full power,
> steering with the emergency brake
>
> John Cohen
> 76 TR6
> Rutland VT
> http://www.triumphowners.com/701
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