DAVES89

Seems to be much more prevelant lately, that people are so intent about getting their question out there that they don't take time to proof read what they just typed. That's one pet peeve of mine as well as the persons address and the year of car. Sometimes there is a Reatta guy right near by maybe willing to help but how would you know without it being in their profile? Others have expressed frustration at no follow up from the person looking for help that the problem they were seeking an answer to was cured. Just my 2 cents...

Gray is the correct color. If you ever get to a u-pick salvage yard look at the spare tires in the trunks.

Excellant story and good for you!

Just click on reattasteve in your address located on the left of the screen and you can choose which posts from Steve you want to read.

Mine was bad in spots along the top. I used Black silicone caulk to fill in/build back up. I then spray painted it to make it look new. I think it looks good. When I met up with some of the guys down at Maniks farm there were no adverse comments...

My modulater valve was leaking as well last fall. I replaced it with one from Advance. The first one only gave me the hard shifts as discussed by Ronnie. I took it back for a different one, which shifts fine [like the factory one], but I have the shifting issue. So as I stated before, I will add the seafoam, run it for about 1-2 weeks and drain and fill with a new filter. At that time if the issue is still there I will get the modulater cleaned.

I've not used it yet, but I will when I get the Reatta out of storage. My plans are to crack open the tranny line and drain out the same amount of Seafoam that I would add. Then I will run it for about 1 month and drain the tranny and change the filter. My issue is that the car shifts fine during normal driving, but when I accelerate hard from a standing start it won't shift out of first. I figure that I'll try this first, and if it doesn't work then I'll have my mechanic friend clean the tranny out

Sorry I misunderstood. I thought you were talking about the faceplate of the cassette deck, not the trim piece. As you can see by the pictoral post the trim piece does come in the woodgrain. I think with a tan interior the woodgrain looks much better then the black. I also think a black steering wheel also looks better with the tan interior. It matches better with the anstrument panel.

I have been to my local u-pick yard and there is a Riv out there with the woodgrain. the cassette deck is black like the Reattas. the pieces are in decent shape.

On my '89 owners manual it tells me what happens. Did you check yours?

Would someone be able to download it to the FAQ location on this forum?

Do you know how to get the codes out by pressing the off and warm buttons on the climate control screen? I see you are new to the forum.

Where is the car located? It might be a parts car for someone.

I'm likin this "Daniel on the spot" tech answer guy. Good for you Dan! What do you think of 2 Probe tranny coolers, one for the power steering and one for the Transmission?

Is that a custom ruler Barney? Sounds like a good idea on the Probe cooler for the power steering unit. Do you think it might be a good adea to get an extra one and use it for the Tranny lines on the Reatta? Most of us have not changed our eprom to have the radiator fans turn on sooner. My thought is that because the fans turn on at 212 degrees it might be too close to the breakdown point of the transmission fluid. Any thoughts or ideas?

I had the same problem. I lubricated it with a rust dissolver then sprayed it with a white grease. The tension could also bew the problem, as mine worked better but didn't fix the situation.

I'd a bought it, but I couldn't afford the last $.23.lol

Shutup [said with envy of course!]

Alex, you have brought forth an opinion I agree with. The problem with modifying a car is that you are the only one who knows what was done. Then the car is sold to someone and that person now has the burden of figuring out what was changed and then probably paying 3 times what the repair normally would have been. And I really struggle with the brake mods I have been reading about. The problem with those changes is that we, on the most part,are not engineers and are running the risk of endangering other peoples lives to save a few bucks on parts. This is only my opinion and not meant to offend anyone.

That all the workers in the picture are actually working?...

I worked for a company based in Buffalo. The Falls INMHO are the prettiest in the winter. You get lots of snow but most of it is lake effect snow, but I will shut up about what we get/got.

We are set for a double whammy today. So far we got rain turning to sleet. That means we now have a layer of ice before we get the snow that is predicted to start mid day and equal 10"-14" before it ends Mon. am. I really don't mind most winters but this is really getting out of hand.

In tonights paper we are at 64.3" officially with the record being 75.2" Feb and Mar can deliver 26.1" and 28.2" respectivly. This weekend looks to be 6"-13" so we could set the record this weekend. I don't care where you are from[ including Mn.] thats a lot of s@#%. On a positive note we leave for S.C on 3/15 for a week of hopefully nice weather.

Interesting how you plow highways there. We do not plow that way [using all 3 lanes and shoulders]. Look at that traffic backup! Our guys plow right lane into ditch or left lane into meridian. That way if you are in a hurray and think you can make it you can pass. BTW you do a great job w/cutting and pasting!

How about "FITS 2" or "REATTAFN" which could be Reatta fun or Reatta fan, or "1 of 24k" which is how many were made, or just for your year "1 of 8k" if yours is an "89. Or "rare car" "careful" "look out" so hopefully you don't get hit.