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Originally Posted by Matt L
That '67 had ignition points in the distributor. If you stop the engine with the contacts closed (quite likely), a lot of current will flow through the coil.
Did you have the cute little V4 or the cute little three-cylinder two-stroke engine?
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I had the V-4. Never even drove a 3 cylinder, one of the profound disappointments of my life.
It was a nice little car -- I got it because of its prowess in the rally scene, I mean I figured it must be a semi-hot li'l number.
I had it and another V-4 wagon, the 95, for about 5 or 6 years. Had the engine/transaxle out 9 times. I was told by the experienced Saab hands that they used about the same tranny and clutch for the V-4 that they'd had for the 3 cylinder and the extra torque tended to beat up on the transaxle a bit. I'll go along with that.
Still, a fun car, but I don't miss gapping the points every month or two.