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The used fuel pump sending unit is sold, however an aftermarket exact replacement is the Dorman #692-102. Just look up a 1988 Cadillac Eldorado and you will see the Dorman and a couple of other brands. the Dorman has soldered electrical connections [inside the tank] and the original factory unit does not. Only issue I have is that the Dorman sending unit reads to empty tank faster then the factory one and "leaves" gas in the tank [about 3-4 gallons] at empty. Speculation between the repair shop, Ronnie, 2seater and myself is that it reads empty early is to save the fuel pump from overheating as the fuel is used to keep the fuel pump cool. This is not the first time we have experienced having to list another car to get "obsolete" replacement parts for our Reattas. Another no cost service from your no cost techs at the Reatta Owners forum...

Just an update on the knife switch I installed on my battery. It works great for preventing the battery from going down when the car is parked for a long time. I can let my Reatta sit for as long as I want with the knife switch open and the battery stays up just fine without periodically putting it on a charger. It does have a few drawbacks like losing the radio and clock settings but that isn't a big deal to me. It also loses the average MPG too. I thought the engine would run a little rough after the ECM lost power for a long time but so far that hasn't been a problem. The engine runs just fine on startup and runs well going down the road. I just thought someone might want to know how well my knife switch works if they were on the fence about buying a battery disconnect switch.