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Two posts above I should have referrd to the manifold that woulda needed physical abuse to cause your symptoms....but guess you figured that out. Several years ago had a Buick 3800 sputter home (40 miles) started ok next day, following day same problem, removed ignition & coil pak & had local parts supplier test and found ignition under coil pak was the culprit, replaced both, prefer the upgrade to the Delco system as I had done last month on the Reatta, securing from local boneyard @ $20.......best twenty bucks spent on the beast.

Sputtering, intermitten hard start, a coil pak on its way out will do this. Kinda doubt intake needs replacing unless it has been beat severly with a sledge hammer!!

Have been using WD-40 since mid 70's to remove glue and other types of sticky substances from all types of material, have found WD will not harm dashboards and other hard surface interior pcs, usually purchase by the gal. about 10 to 12 bucks at any big box hdwe outlet........a good industrial spray bottle will cost about 6 bucks,cheaper sprayers leak. On the really stubborn jobs may have to repeat several times.

RangerRick, Just sold my 88 w/78K after 4 months on the market, a total of 4 people looked at car, one was a dealer so subtract him and I had a total of 3 lookers plus one person sending a deposit w/out seeing and forfeiting dep. as they were a "non-performer", was it because my asking price of $4800 was to high or because lack of interest in Reatta's???? Anyway I was patient and held firm, $$ received in the mid fours, plus the forfeited dep. I didn't notice on this thread any info on your car...color,miles,condition,etc.....Once they get near 100,000 miles the (price) bottom falls out.....condition, color, etc won't be much of a factor. What it takes is to be patient or lower the price.

Having owned many Special Interest Cars, I'd say Padgett is on the money....drive it and enjoy!

Any paintwork? How long have you owned?? Any known history is also helpful in selling........yak yak

What kind of equipment, color(s) etc.

Car was sold last week for more than the $4295.00 quoted in the Daytona News Journal

Padgett, I am retired with time on my hands,reside in Daytona at end of I-4,somewhat experienced in these matters,helped form and Charter Member SCCA "Misery Bay" Region 104,yak,yak,yak.......don't want to push you as am somewhat familiar w/your availability, but all good General's need Lt.s and I hereby volunteer for duty.

When you replaced coil module were you able to have the ignition module checked? Beleive I'd look there.

For the $20 at the bone yard you are getting 3 Delco coils, if you get 2 ignitions as Padgett suggests, you now have 3 spare coils when one conks out,whereas when the 1pc. magnavax or its 1 pc. replacement dies you must purchase all 3 coils as they are one unit......besides the orig ignition is trash after 50,000miles. THRIFT THRIFT

$80 is decent......I would suspect that many a Reatta are sold at firesale prices due to the customer(no-nots) being put on the elevator by repair people when in fact it was a simple fix..............thereby driving down the prices of these cars as they then DUMP'EM. For folks owning a Reatta that have not discovered this forum,life must be verrrrrrrry painful!!!!!!!!!I say to all of the steady contributors to this site, "THANK YOU"

Round coil are the Delco, I just came from "Advance Discount Auto Parts" buying new plug wires and had them check the price of the individual coils (thats how the Delco is sold, magnavox 3 coil unit is one pc) and individually the replacement coils for the Delco are $44.95 each X 3 equals $145.00, a far cry from those "telephone numbers" from GM, the magnavox replacement 3-coil unit was $50 or less. At a 150 bucks I can buy 7 used Delcos at the bone yard and pick-up a six pack of GUINNESS EXTRA STOUT, but being thrifty I opted for one at $20 and grinned looking at my checkbook balance,(remember when we were young our elders would say "A fool and his money are soon parted") ......once again, thanks Padgett!!

Don't know if your problem is in fact the coil pack, but do know they are prone to failure producing the symptoms your Reatta is showing, one of the best improvements I made is to follow Padgetts step by step procedure (tried to locate post this AM, maybe Padgett will jump in & direct to info) for changing over to a late model Delco system. Last Fri. I did this conversion @ a total cost of $20.00 and approx 30 min in time, my reward; improved performance, smoother engine operation, improved gas milage. You could have other problems not coil related but having owned a dozen or so of GM's bullett-proof "3800" I would start here considering the cost/reward factor of the other benefits gained not to mention that the Magnavox system is sub-par.

Florida is georgous in, but not limited to, October,November,April & May for such an event as many auto enthusiasts & their groups already know. Stretch those Reatta legs. Sharing of info via seminars and the like are priceless.