Saab Sonett Restoration Part 6: First Start Denied

[@Driven_By_History]

If you need a manual there are some Digital ones you can find online to download

[@Ludicrous_Speedway]

Yeah I found the manuals I need, the scans online I found don't seem to that good so printing it's kind of hard. I'll track down a real one eventually.

[@Murphyslawfarm]

G'day it is interesting how far forward the engine sits in front of the front wheels

[@Ludicrous_Speedway]

It’s basically a mid engine transaxle layout, but in front of the driver, weird. I bet the setup made more sense when they were still using the 3 cylinder 2 stroke from the older generations, it was much smaller.

[@Murphyslawfarm]

@@Ludicrous_Speedway Agree

[@juanm2188]

You scare me. Get a service manual, do some google searches, you make more work for yourself!! granted you are learning a lot. It has an automatic water-temperature controlled choke. you can't just move it. The starter can be accessed without removing the radiator. Removing the fan!! why?? why remove the alternator. figure out why the starter isn't turning over. What isn't happening that it is not working. stop taking parts off. (silly that i am saying all this, you did this two months ago). by the way my III is a 74 and the same color. good luck get a manual

[@Ludicrous_Speedway]

Yeah I scare myself sometimes too. The next videos are really going to grind your gears, I'm in the process of stripping the car down to just the tub for a full restoration. It's way rougher than it looks and really needs it. Everything is properly marked n' bagged and I've got three terabytes worth of footage to show me how to put it back together. but most of this Hardware isn't getting reused.