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Well I've been overwhelmed with emails and I have 17 call backs to make this morning on the car. Thank you guys and girls for the sales help. The only way I can narrow it down is to who has a car trailer or hitch of some type to pull it home with them. With the accumulator out I just can't let someone drive it home that way. I'd worry about you.

EDBS0 lol Thank you. Yes once the car is gone there will be no more posts begging and pleading for help! Believe it or not I did a lot of the work myself..which could be taken as a pro or con so I left that off the site. I changed the mileage to 131,452. Had to run to the store this morning and just by luck the displays came up so I snapped a photo of the odometer and added it to the web page.

Reatta Web Page Memphis, TN area 131,451 Miles

http://1602sorghum.tripod.com/0/ web page

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Is it for sale? Your email is coming back as undeliverable and your homepage is down. </div></div> Here you go.. brutusxvx@earthlink.net

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">8/16/02 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Well we have decided its time. My husband is in his last year at UofM and we just don't have the time or money to keep my baby. My husband says if anyone wants to trade my Red 88 Buick Reatta..gulp..eyes watery 116,000 miles Tan leather interior, still runs, and service manual for a decent gas efficient car to get him to school and back (I get to drive his Jeep) We will make a trade. </div></div> Deja Vue? </div></div> lol I know I know. I mean it this time! I still love it and will never have a car like it again! You see that was back in 2002 and even with the trouble it kept on going. What a car. I must and will do it this time!

I've had enough. I can't take anymore!!! It's time to let go! I'm getting a vw Jetta! Its going up for sale for $650.00!!!! Let me know if anyone is interested. It does have some great parts and new parts as well. No body damage but the inside is shot as far as leather. Also have the big repair manual which I'm obviously very bad at using. Located Memphis, TN Husband still drives to work everyday in it.

Thanks for your response. I replaced the pump motor relay, but it has not helped the problem. Where and how should I test for the 12V to pump? Could it be a bad EBCM?

My husband has been driving the 88 reatta and after approx 15-20 minutes the red light and the pressure light come on and he has to stand on the brakes to stop the car. They work fine for the first 15-20 minutes. It seems to happen after the car warms up same as last time. Should we buy another accumulator???

Hi All, We replaced the accumulator/seals (whole unit) with a new one about 7 months ago and the crazy brake problems stopped, everything was great again. Now the brakes are back to doing the exact same thing. Could the accum. have gone bad again? This was a brand new accum?

Well I am flabbergasted. The brake tests passed with flying colors. The brakes not only work great but the yellow abs light which has continually blinked on and off while stopping for the past 4-5 years is no where to be seen. Here's the real kicker.. I have complained here for years about the entire front display including the odometer display, touch screen, air/heat, radio antenna going down and cutting on and off whenever it wanted. Along with the accumulator we changed the 3 switches/relays on the front wall. I drove around for 30 minutes and nothing turned off by itself and perfect brakes. My husband managed to only break one thing while doing all this (the clip for one of the relays which is now held on the front wall by a tie wrap) Now if I can find a way to fix the leaking power steering fluid I may not have to bother you guys for at least a couple of months! Thank YOU AGAIN!!

Well its off and the bladder was visibly dislodged/broken inside the old one. The new ones on and I'm taking it for a test drive! I love you guys your great!!!

Ok the accumulator FINALLY came from GMDirect. It took 2 weeks. Anyway, we're taking the old one off now and boy is it stuck. Adding some WD40 hope it helps as the husband is a big guy and I'm really scared he is going to break something else trying to get it off. Will update in a little while

Yep the fluid decreased by approx 3/4 of inch, close to an inch. Its the accumulator. I just ordered one with the o ring from GMparts direct $109.00 including shipping. Boy I hope they are fast. I also hope this isn't a major ordeal to install it. Any installation advise would be appreciated. Thank you all as usual for such fast replies. I'm sure we'll be talking when the part gets here.

Barney, Thank you. We took the relays out (which was a task in itself) and saw major corrosion so replaced all three. I will clean all the connections as well. Excellent test you suggested. I will do this in a few minutes. I do hear the pump come on when I move the key to ignition without cranking so it is working. It seems to be once the engine is heated up the brakes go hard thus your suggestion it may be a connection or relay.