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I have a 1989 which experienced the same intermittent problem with the dash, although last week it went completely dark. I just pulled the IPC and cleaned the contacts and sprayed contact cleaner. Dash lights up fine now. I suggest that the work will be quicker if you use a longer flexible shaft nut driver extension, and tilt the steering wheel to get at those four black hex head screws. There are 2 screws on each side of the IPC. There are other black screws nearby which hold the light switch and wiper switches in place. If you study the screws, you will know which ones to remove. Also,I had to move towards me the rubber decorative donut, which was impeding my being able to pull out the IPC.

For my 1989 Reatta, I have removed the Harmonic Balancer Bolt, but the Balancer will not pull off. I have been working from above the engine and I did not remove the passenger side tire or inner fender splash shield, but don't know why this would matter. I have tried hitting the metal circumference with a hammer, with no effect. From above, I can't seem to find a safe place to place screw drivers from behind the balancer to pry. Has anyone else had this problem and found a solution?

That info helped. I found the second 10mm hex head screw that I believe you referred to (also attaches a wiring harness). Thank you for responding.

My 1989 Reatta has a plastic cover over the flywheel. I have removed a 10mm hex head screw and don't see any other fasteners, yet the cover doesn't easily just pull off. It is raining here now so I thought I would ask the experts for assistance in how to remove and reinstall this cover.

I am wondering if my exhaust system is the original stainless steel setup. Both my muffler and exhaust pipes are magnetic, but I understand that some forms of stainless steel are magnetic and some are not. Can anyone provide information so that I can make a determination.

If you use the MCM capacitors, the physical size is correct so no bending of the capacitor leads will be required. See: http://www.mcminone.com/search.asp?keyword=31-8565&btnSubmit.x=12&btnSubmit.y=7

Cracking sounds from the radio are frequently the result of 6 bad capacitors, which are green colored. Radio capacitor replacement instructions can be found via: http://forums.aaca.org/showflat.php?Cat=...true#Post378297

Instructions to replace radio capacitors are here: http://forums.aaca.org/showflat.php?Cat=...true#Post378297

About 15 months ago I thought I was going to buy an Allante which had 69,000 miles and the dealer reported that it was in perfect condition, so I drove 100 miles to get it. You should keep in mind that the body parts and interior were made in Italy. The condition of the Allante interior was far worse than that of my Reatta, which has 100,000 more miles. Either the odometer was a lie, or things just didn't hold up. Because of some comments at the Allante club website, I asked to see the functioning of the manual convertible top. Three guys, with the instruction book worked for 20 minutes to get the top down. It only took them 10 minutes to get it up, but it wouldn't latch. So, I bought my Reatta instead.

Wellsguy77 does not have any of the original remotes for his 1989 Reatta. All of the instructions that I have read involve programming a second remote. If he has a proper Reatta remote, how does he program it? Also, I have been unsucessful in getting more that 2 remotes to work on my car. Is there a way?

This is my attempt to repay some of the great advice that I have received from members of this forum. Basically, the instructions were posted by other Reatta forum members, and I have provided photos. Click Here for Radio Capacitor Replacement Instructions (261kB) The instruction were done as a Word doc. If you need software to view it, then you can get a free Word Viewer at: <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=95E24C87-8732-48D5-8689-AB826E7B8FDF&displaylang=en"> Click Her for Word Viewer (11.7mb)</A> or free complete application software at: Click Here for Open Office (64.2mb zip file)

The Buick logo remote which came with my used 1989 Reatta has FCC code: AB00502T. It works well, so I am confident that this is another FCC code that is OK.

I wonder if you have the correct belt. The EVG Part No. in R. Lane Matte's Repair Manual is 1407-517. At the previous recommendation of other posters, I got my belt at www.mcminone.com and their part number is 42-1990. Has worked well for about 1 year now. The belt is only 51 cents each, but their minimum shipping charge is $7.29 The only other things that I can think of is perhaps the belt slipped off the pulleys or it was not threaded correctly.

Here is a photo showing the location of the slots that the back plate must fit into.

At first I had the same problem with the back plate. However, if you look very carefully you should see two slots for the bottom of the back plate to slip into. It is when the back plate sits on top of these slots that we have problems.