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KDirk wrote this up. This is the guide I used. Ronnie this might be a good one to save to the ROJ. Hope Everyone Has a Wonderful Day!!

Reatta Colors has it as a 1 of 19 with Black top. I agree about looking good with black, company did nice job with install.

Here is the car from the FB market place. Wow on how much money was spent on this over time. Shame he put in the black carpet https://www.ebay.com/itm/324162017013?fbclid=IwAR1JYq1yDz0ApdYiUZJ5PxGfE6_lqqRf4QZgmFtunigkc-gDcKHo8cvj4O0

If I remember correctly if you unplug the radio unit form the car. And plug it back in it will default to tape mode. Did you select the radio mode on the screen to switch it after you connected it ? Also I followed instructions I found that scrap the outputs of the factory radio. ( this eliminated all the caps and chips for output. ) Wired in RCA out from pre-amp to Sony Amp in trunk. I have been running this setup for 3 or 4 years now with no issues. This also eliminates the DNR function of the radio.

Padget. I am not sure what part was affecting which part with the induction interference.. Nothing showed up on the Diagnosis or out of spec when driving and looking at the running sensor parameters. I think I have an old thread for misfire under load. I really went over all ignition parts 4 times. One thing though this issue started after a MAF failure. Replaced everything, swapping parts back and forth doing testing. I was so frustrated I think I might have put it up for sale at that time. Been running perfect since then.

I had an issue with random misfires under load. It was bad enough it kept the car from attending the Allentown event. After going over ignition related stuff 3 or 4 times with no solution and tins of frustration. I found the large loomed wire harness on the firewall was not tied up high but much lower, about mid way down, Near OX sensor. I pulled up the harness and tied it up high. Problem solved. I was getting inducted signals from the harness.

When it dark enough out side or in you garage with light off. open the hood and start it. See if you have any arcing from the plug wires to ground. I would suspect the rear bank wires first. I you do not see any arcing then it may be bad coil pack, spark plug wire or spark plug. How old are the Wires and Spark plugs?

I use my Cell for Google maps or Waze. I have a modified Stock Radio and use Bluetooth FM module to play mp3 audio and voice prompts from the maps thru the radio. Works Great for me.

Unplug the MAF sensor and see if it runs better. Easy Test. Would help to know if the problem is all the time or only after warmed up and running in closed loop.

91Tonado. Use the write up for this on the ROJ. Its easier to read there. As long as the bolts work you should be good. You can PM me if you have any questions on Monday.

Thank You Dave for the Update, and Ronnie for having it on the ROA. I am very happy that this is saving lost of cars from the junk yards due to this issue. Hard to believe I did this in 2014. But I can report no issues using these to date.

For Repair use: He has re-done 2 for me. Eddie Voland repairs '88-89 CRTs. Contact him for current prices to get your CRT repaired. eddievoland@yahoo.com (443) 536-9591 (MD)

I am not sure if you need to add the Harness on the 90-91's. I thought the factory added Relays for this to take the load off the Headlight Switches. 88 all the power is drawn thru the Headlight Switch. I think the 89 are the same as the 88's.

I did not use the relays that come with the kit. I already had some 20A Bosch Relays from when I used to do Car Audio Installs that I used. I also mounted my on the Drivers Side by the fuse box instead of the battery side. I have not had any issues since the install. Also not sure if they will work properly with only one light connected.

For me its either an 88 or 91. 88 For the touch screen, Low production, Better Cam, the lower pod that has the 5 switches. This was an 88 Only item. No glove Box Handle. Its easy to add keyless entry to an 88, Mine has a GM Goodwrench Keyless entry that was installed at the Dealer when new. 91 for Engine and Trans, and no Teves, Also low production numbers. Tom I am in the Smithsburg MD area and go to the Leesburg Car and Coffee often on Sundays mornings. Cars and Coffee Leesburg is a Public Facebook Page. There are many pictures of my car out there. If you want to drive mine we could arrange it.

I thought awhile back someone posted about a seized Alternator or AC pulley that was keeping the engine from turning over and starting on a car they just bought thinking the motor was bad. They removed the Belt and it fired right up. Just another thing to look at if everything else checks out.

I only track prices because I am thinking of selling mine this spring. My Car was Free to me when I got it. I was not looking for a Reatta either. I have honored what the original owner requested when she gave it to me. I do have money invested that I will not recoop to to make the car what it is today. Safe Driver and Show car. I would love to see pricing go up. Then it might make sense to have mine repainted. This is all my car needs. You can lookup the My Reatta Story it was posted on the forums. I have been Driving alot since right now there is no salt on our roads. Take it to Cars and Coffee Leesburg VA often, it well received there.

Just about what I would have thought. I have been watching values drop for the last 2 years. 2 years ago a nice 40K mile Convertible would bring 10 to 15K, Coupes 7 to 10. Now you are lucky if you can get 8K for nice Convertible, and under 5K for coupe. The guy who had the Select 60 should have taken the 25K and ran. Its truly a buyers market.

Lot #324 1990 BUICK REATTA CONVERTIBLE, This is an excellent cruiser with only 5,775 actual miles (title reads mileage exempt) No Reserve, Sale is for today's Docket .https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1990-BUICK-REATTA-CONVERTIBLE-237141 Will be interesting to see what this one sells for.

Chris, You need to test fuel pressure while doing your tests. Get a Fuel pressure gauge or borrow one from Auto Parts Store. You need to be in the 40+psi range for proper engine performance. Without gauge you will not be able to tell if there is any pressure differences with any of the tests. If key on looks good with gauge then I see no need to do the other tests. Check the Fuel Regulator, If you have gas is coming out the vacuum line, regulator is bad, and this could be part of your issue.

Welcome to the forums. When you get it running good MPG on CRT should average in 25 MPG range mixed driving. I have gotten over 30 mpg on long highway runs. It takes a couple of tanks for the average to come up from driving. It not an instant MPG system. I am not sure if it uses the in tank fuel level for any of the calculations. My sending unit is bad but MPG averages work the same as before it went bad. I hope you get it sorted soon.

I got my spares from 90 GM trucks.

Chris. I used the directions I found on the forum and might also be on the ROJ. This was the procedure to remove the outputs from the stock amp and wire in RCA from the pre-amp part of the factory radio module. I am running my modified stock unit to a 4 channel amp running all speakers and sub. This setup lets me run the radio as designed, I use Bluetooth FM modulator to send Music and Map audio when I want. Also this radio mod. will remove the factrory DNR limitations in the stock radio which is a bonus. I did not have good results using in the MP3 I had to the Cassette wiring, Not enough volume and no way to easily change tracks. I will try to see if I can find the Radio Mod write up.

Hope you can make it. I am already registered so I will be there for sure.

Hello Everyone. I am going to the Carsile Fall Event tomorrow and will be driving the Reatta, and maybe the Hershey show on Friday. The the Rockville car show on October 19th, This is a great all original show 25 year and older. So if you are in the MD, PA, West VA area come out to one of these events. You can still register for the Rockville show the day of the event. I know there are Reatta's around me I have seen 2 convertibles in my area. So come out and show them !!. Just for fun I ran a Marti report on my 97 Ford truck since I have never seen one just like it. Found out it is a 1 in 4. It will be eligible to show in a little over 2 years so I will be working it it now to make it more show ready. So I have a 1 in 46 Reatta and a 1 in 4, 97 Ford F250 Diesel Time to take the Reatta out and enjoy some shows !!! Let me know if any of you are going to Carsile or Hershey, We could try and meet up.