Seems 9000s use a ZF transmission which is dependent on the radiator for cooling. Prone to failure and expensive to fix......
This is not pretty
http://www.saabclub.co.uk/forums/ninethousand/messages/10769.shtml
http://www.quasimotors.com/autotrans_warn.htm
Here's the contact info for the resident AT expert on the Roadfly forums:
Full Name: Kirt Koeller
Company: Auto Sports Unlimited
Business: (800) 624-3876 ex 5735
Business 2: (616) 748-5735
http://www.autosportsunlimited.com/trans.html
E-mail:
europetransman@hotmail.com
Kurt is honest, very approachable and will even walk you through any number of procedures to help out.
BMW ZF trans rebuild experience:
http://bimmer.roadfly.org/bmw/forums/e32/forum.php?postid=1892975&page=1