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Buick City

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  1. Thanks,I will check that out ! I have power to the fuel door,but not the trunk.seems when I put the fuse back,I put it in #18 instead of #17.when looking at the sticker on the fuse cover ,u have to turn it over ! Headlight motor turned out great ! Thanks again!
  2. thanks Barney , I had to raise the top & open the cover & get in the trunk to disconnect the power antenna,as the plastic cable broke & ran the batte ..,,ry down ! I am fixing the RH headlight motor (with one of your kits).I may have to take up the carpet on the passenger side as the window is not working on that side.we had a lot of rain storms here in AZ. & the carpet got wet .I will let u know.
  3. thank you Barney ,I also read the Trunk Latch Actuator Troubleshooting in the R O J that i will check out !
  4. no power to buttons in glove box /all fuse were good!
  5. Drove my 90 vert in Aug., to "BACK TO THE BRICKS" car show in Flint,Mi. 4,500 miles round trip ,from Phx.AZ. & back ! (car shows every day )There were 18 reattas there !
  6. I usually replace the pumps with Rock Auto, but I don't know if the old ones were orig or not ! Had good luck with Rock auto , except Corvette! ( at least I didn't have to drop that tank )
  7. I am curious as to fuel pumps going bad after a car sets for a year or more not running . I need to replace the pumps on 2 reattas , a cosworth vega ,a fiero , a corvette , and a blazer . I replaced the pump on the corvette ,and didn't even use it and now it needs it again ! On the fiero the problem was a 3" piece of hose in the tank. ( I will replace it with a piece of Fi hose this time ! 2 of the Reatta I bought for parts also had non-working pumps ! It doesn't seem to matter if the tanks have stabilizer in them or not ! Just wondered if anyone else had this problem ! Guess I should start them up every couple of months ! THANKS
  8. On my "90" Reatta ,I finally found the problem that was causing 3 major problems ! [ with no codes ] The radiator cooler fans quit ,the relays checked good , I had a high idle,( installed new & adjusted TPS ,IAC ,ox sensor ,maf,checked throttle plate with no improvement ) I tried to charge the AC ,and couldn't get the clutch to engage ( even jumping the pressure switch ) I installed another ECM and everything worked as it should ! My idle is now 750 instead of 2100 ,and the AC is cold and works great ! I kept at it & didn't give up ! Thanks to the forum & ROJ
  9. My "90" overheated the other day ,the fans were not running! I wired them direct with a fuse ,to make it home,but would like to know where the sensor is that controls the fans to come on ! I couldn"t find anything in the FSM . THANKS
  10. I don't know ! I drove it 45miles to work,and everything was fine !when I shut it off , no noise or overheating 1
  11. I had this problem for about 2 months ! I couldn't find anything wrong. it would appear now & then.One day I drove to work,& everything was fine.It sat parked for almost 2 hours,then caught on fire! It was an electrical fire under the hood! It was my everyday driver with 364,000 miles on it !
  12. I to have this problem! I got everything dialed in,and it ran great the next day going to work,but going home the tps was back to its old tricks ! it is new,and adjusted to .33. maybe I will go lower & see what happens .The only code I have is e22. I had the same problem with the super - easy power steering ! I took it for a 400 mile test drive and I had to hang onto the wheel as it wanted to oversteer ! I took it to get aligned,as I put new struts & engine cradle mounts & stabilizer bars on it & they told me they could not do it , as the rack & pinion was shot! It was not a fun job,but now steers great!
  13. if anyone wants to do the subframe upgrade Rock auto has them on closeout for $16.70 each! See Reatta Owners Journal for good instructions!
  14. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL THE HELPFULL PEOPLE ON THE FORUM !
  15. can anyone tell me what the power steering pressure sensor does ? I am replacing the rack & pinion on my 90 reatta & got the 2 port r & p I guess the 3 port is for the sensor ! Do you really need it ? I was told it doesn't have anything to do with the actual steering , but might make a light come on for a warning or ?
  16. I drive one to work ( 45 miles each way )3 days a week , and another for pleasure , about 200 miles per week !
  17. My faithful 89 with 342000 miles is dead ! It was driving perfect,with no problems ! On the CRT , I had been getting a message every so often telling me to check for a electrical problem.I was going to ask on theforum if anyone had this problem ! It had done this for about 2 months .I checked everything I could,and couldn't find anything wrong ! I drive 45 miles to work ,and sometimes it would only come on once , sometimes for a minuet,sometimes 2_3 minuets , sometimes would go off by itself & if I pushed " return " it would go off ! The check engine light would also come on at the same time ! I parked it at work , and was in sight for over 1 & 1/2 hours ! I went about 5 miles to get a load with the semi truck , and they called me from work and asked me how to get my hood open,cuz my car was on fire ! They could not put it out , & called the fire dept. Everything under the hood was melted & it got into Ithe interior & fire got part of the dash & visors & headliner! Water was pouring out of the interior halfway op the seats ! It was very HOT to melt alum & all wires & plastic under the hood ! The only good thing was thefire was confined to the engine compartment , didn't go by the bottom of the engine & the outside of the fenders , so my new tires are ok ! I tell this sad tale,because it had to be an electrical fire ! I am glad it didn't happen at home,or in the garage ( as it did not start for over 1 & 1/2 hours after it was parked ! ) So if anyone gets a message like this , I hope you find the problem before its too late ! IF it was a "90" or "91" it wouldn't give this message ! I am driving REATTA "2" now ! ANY IDEAS WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS ?
  18. it was sad to see this car in the junk yard , as it was in great condition ! Thanks to jim for putting it on this fourm ! I checked it out and got the hood,fender,headlight cover & antenna & 16 way seats ! It has a real good windshield !
  19. I would guess the fuel pump ! I just replaced 3 ,on 3 different Reattas ! One was doing what yours did,and just quit for good ! ( fine now )
  20. I bought from u before do u have a burgundy glove box lock ? with or without key ! I have a 1990 vert.THANKS
  21. Yes I use it very helpful ! I just did the engine cradle bushing job I copied a lot and have it in a folder I refer to also ! THANKS
  22. I got some kits from you , and you mentioned a place in Tucson Az. that had the parts , but didn't want to ship them ?? I could pick them up for you ,as I go there sometimes !
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