Leaderboard

Modern brake hoses are different that the old ones but the old ones eventfully had similar problems. We have 30 year old cars, the front suspension goes up and down and the wheels turn, the front brake hoses get a lot of flexing. they have a plastic inner tube, with a rubber like coating, outer woven reinforcement. The inner plastic tube often cracks with age. the hose does not leak but that plastic tube can act like a check valve, depending on how it breaks. If you are working on the brakes because you have problems, buy new hoses and replace the old ones. Last ones I purchased were about $14 each. Not that expensive when you need to stop.

Let's see more photos of Reattas. I love to look at Reatta photos. Here is a photo I took in historic Rugby, TN 10 years ago when I had Mustang wheels on my Reatta.

My issue was when (1984) I had the house built, family wanted sidewalks and good schools. I needed close to work. Did have a large lot and offset house to keep a 12 foot passage on one side and room for "more" on the other. Was also an HOA and Covenants to consider. 37 years later have an empty nest (room for cats to stampede), and four garage doors (two doubles) most of which cannot be seen from the street. 8x20 pad in front and 10x25 pad in grotto in back. Did have to violate one personal rule: spare Allante is wedged between SLK and "nice" Allante. 7 cars under roof. Zillow does not know about most but all properly permitted and approved (being in county helps). Have cathedral ceiling in back garage so bit more room but went with a mid-rise (40") portable scissors lift with 4" high ramps when down and 6600lb capacity (used to have an RV that fit inside but could not lift very far. Have a hoist in one bay to remove Allante hardtop). Most of what I do involves removing tires and wheels but easy to work on engine or transmission or gas tank. Computers are on second floor and not in living area. Have waaay too many tires and wheels. Have also been collecting tools for almost 60 years and if something is missing, Amazon is a day away. eBay takes a bit longer.

My best friend is hospitalized with Covid. In my first post in this topic I said Covid was off limits for discussion but I have changed it to say "Covid vaccine". The reason I changed that is because I got a call last night from the daughter of my best friend telling me Gary and his wife have Covid. I realize most of you won't care about this story. Feel free to stop reading here if you like. I'm writing this in hopes it might keep someone else from finding themselves in the same situation. Gary was taken to a large hospital in Knoxville yesterday, bypassing the local hospital, so he must be in pretty bad shape. Gary and his wife both went to the doctor at the same time but they waited about a week before they went. The doctor said that was a big mistake. His wife, who I understand caught it a little later from Gary, was able to take the monoclonal antibodies treatment and return home if she agreed to stay in bed and rest. Her daughter is a nurse and is taking care of her. The doctors said it was too late for that treatment to help Gary. The last time I talked to Gary at the drag strip we were sitting in the back of his enclosed trailer and the subject of Covid came up. He told me he hadn't had the shot because he didn't think he needed it. He said he had never had a flu shot and had never had the flu. He said he thought he was strong enough to fight Covid off if he got it. He said he thought the news had blown this Covid thing all out of proportion. Gary told his daughter to call me and let me know he was in the hospital with Covid and tell me "if he had known it was going to be this rough he would have taken the shot." His daughter said the worst thing about this situation, besides the fear of losing her Dad, is that fact that no one can go in to see him. All the family can do is talk to his ICU nurse on the phone a few times a day. This is a very sad situation that could have been avoided. I'm afraid of losing my best friend. I hope it turns out good for him.

Great pictures guys. I was suggesting just pulling the vacuum hose to see if there is evidence of fluid in the hose. No need to remove the modulator itself unless fluid is found in the hose. Sorry for the unclear suggestion.

For some reason I did not know that Ronnie had a forum along with his other great information on Reattas. I am a regular on the AACA forum.... most of the time at the Reatta site but also look at other Buick post. I am the BCA technical advisor for Reattas........doesn't mean I know everything about Reattas but probably know someone that does. My only Reatta for about the last 9 years is a 1991 Black/red coupe with CD and 16 way seats, it has around 28K miles.

There is a 10mm bolt on the underside that has to be removed. But that is it.

The oil pressure sending unit screws into the oil filter adaptor and Buick used 3 different oil filter adaptors between 1988 and 1991 so the oil pressure sending unit might be horizontal or vertical depending on the adaptor. The ECM never just slides out, you have to get totally pissed then it come out....... however if you think you need a new one, just unplug the old one, plug in the new one and lay it on the floor and take the car for a test drive. then if you really need to change it pull the glove box, screws, and hope it come out easily.

Unfortunately the small river that caused all the damage in Waverly wasn't part of the TVA system. As far as I know it has no dams to regulate the flow. TVA does a great job of regulating the water levels. They have a flood prediction center that monitors the weather constantly and when they think a flood is inevitable they will lower the water level in advance by running the generators in the dam wide open to try to offset the effects of a lot of rain. When that isn't enough they will open the spill (flood) gates in stages and start letting water out. When they have all the spill gates open it is an awesome sight to see and hear. You just have to be there to appreciate the amount of water coming out of the dam and the power it has. It is so loud you can hardly talk to anyone if you are near it. The concrete building you see on the right is the powerhouse where the turbines and generators are that generate electricity. At the bottom of that building is where water would come out during normal operation of the dam.

I've seen your name on the Reatta Parts Vendor's list so your post was one of immediate recognition. Glad your on the ROJ and look forward to you weighing in on Q's and concerns of other Reatta owners. Agree with Ronnie - your Reatta is pretty sharp!

Fuel pump ordered today. I decided to go with the Delphi pump kit and a new Delphi strainer. Will arrive from Amazon in about a week. I've already installed a new fuel filter. Any more parts or special tools I will need? Still not certain if I will change it myself. I'm going to talk to someone I trust about doing it first. My problem is I'm a young man trapped in an old man's body. My brain says do it yourself. My body says no.

A record amount of rain fell, 15-17 inches, in Humphreys County, TN that caused flash flooding. You probably saw it in the news. When you see this kind of damage in TN you think tornado, not flood. It happened so fast people didn't even have time to get out of the water's path. Homes were destroyed and some people were swept away with the water. I know people who lived in Waverly, TN but luckily they had moved away a couple of months ago. I talked to them on the phone tonight. They knew 2 of the people who died in the flood. Sad...