FlyByNite
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Try Jim Finn or Reattadudes.
Have you cleaned the drainage tubes?
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My plan of attack was to first exercise every connection I could find, the ecc head, the light switch, the radio, etc. This was done with Rat Shack tuner cleaner and an old toothbrush. Lo and behold some things got better. Phase two was replace the sun load sensor, Not hard to obtain, little tricky removing the top of the dash without cracking it any worse than it already is. A thin bladed tool to work the catches on the dash and a T-15 Torx bit for everything else.
Now absolutly everything works.
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jah3, check your private messages.
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ikesleeping, please check yor private messages.
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Wonder what Cuba will do with Orange County Choppers???
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I've been using a Caddy fob I got on ebay for $10. They are always less expensive than Reatta fobs but seem to work just as well.
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You need a lot of usage of the SEARCH function up in the main menubar up at the top of the page. Be sure to extend the search range to more than a week. Here is a little tapedeck tidbit for you. What you can't find here you probably can find at www.reatta.net . Just in the last few days Barney had a post with a listing of parts cars.
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Try looking HERE for all there is to know about tape deck repair.
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Hope you enjoy you Reatta. All your questions can be answered either here using the search function up in the menu bar at the top of the page. Bump the search range up from the last week to a year or so. www.reatta.net has FSM's and a lot of handy hints and tips, be sure to check it out and do the brake test.
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At $120 a week, you can't afford to make it fast but you can and should make it able to stop on demand. Your life depends on this. Scan the posts and you will see that the brakes will give out with no warning, If you don't have them fixed the recommended procedure is push the pedal with all you have, and your brakeing power will still be severly limited. The red light staying on is telling you something, listen to it. Fortunately the Reatta is built like a little tank and this is the only thing that has kept injuries to a minimum. Fix the brakes or get rid of it.
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Worry about your brake problem before you do anything in the go fast line. A vehicle that won't run won't get you in any trouble, A vehicle that won't stop will kill you. With the Teves system you will have reverse power brakes, the harder you push, the harder it pushes back. If you want to drive the Reatta and live to see 18 GET THE BRAKES FIXED before you worry about making it go fast,
Did I mention, GET THE BRAKES FIXED, if you don't, you are riding a ticking time bomb. perform the brakes test found at www.reatta.net and you will have an idea of what the problem may be. Might be a $10 relay, which for the sake of your life you could afford. I'ld hate to see a young kid dead for lack of a very inexpensive part. Oh yes, GET THE BRAKES FIXED.
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Go HERE take the break test, Now you have it home, be very carefull, When the brakes go they go, very dangerous situation. The previous link is part ot www.reatta.net between it and this forum most any question can be answered. Once again, both brake lights on is VERY dangerous. The yellow ABS light isn't good, but you do have brakes. Take the break test at the included link.
Post results and you'll get diagnosis.
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Four T15 Torx screws at about the corners. There are Factory Service Manuals and Parts and Illustrations at www.reatta.net.
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Brakes can be anything from a $10 relay to a several hundred dollar replacement unit. You will find lots of Reatta info at www.reatta.net , HERE is a link to the brake page, complete with some diagnostic testing procedures. The site also has complete Factory Service Manuals. Enjoy your Reatta.
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As a newbie you might not know about www.reatta.net , more info on Reattas than you will ever need ( includeing full Factory Service manuals ). Here is the page on brakes. I think you will find the entire site to be extremely usefull.
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Cheapest and easiest tact to try is exercize the connection. Pull the connection off the back, spray with tuner cleaner, scrub with an old toothbrush, reconnect connection. Since it was a gradual decline, it could be a buildup of dirt in the connection. Be sure to do the connector on the back of the ECC and the plug. Only tool you will need is a T-15 Torx driver.
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What year vehicle? The factory service manuals for 89 , 90 and 91 are online at www.reatta.net If you have an 88 the 89 manual would probably cover the AC, no major changes between years. I'm not sure if the Parts and Illustrations is online yet but it has lots of diagrams and exploded views of almost all parts.
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Us old guys turn over a 5 gallon bucket and sit on it to do the job, Our backs just can't take it all hunched over.
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Sorry to hear about your misfortune. If you use the search function ( Search on the bar above the messages ) on this forum you will find a thread that discusses exactly this issue. It has some excellent advice on getting fair value out of an insurance company. Be sure to extend the search range out to more than just the last week, like a month or two.
FlyByNite
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There is a 1989 Factory Service manual posted at http://www.reatta.net/ under the documentation link.
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Two words. Jim Finn
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On the right hand side of ebay's screen under Display is Completed items, ckick it for the last month or so worth of completed items.
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i use a Caddy remote I got on ebay for very little money. Or you could go HERE and get one.
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How will THIS do?
Key / Ignition problem
in Buick Reatta
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My first thought is squirt a little lubricant in the lock. There is 14 years of built up crud in there.