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Things are looking much better for Gary. His wife said he is responding well to the antibiotics and breathing treatments (inhaling something from a machine) for the pneumonia and he is feeling much better to. Hospital stay may not be as long as originally thought. That's good news.

I can relate. I know a former co-worker with a similar history: gasoline thrown on a fire, cut the top off a solvent drum with a stick welder, dropped a brand new refrigerator on the highway, stuck the ski of his snowmobile through the back window of his tow vehicle, etc… Colorful, but scary 😧

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.

I can relate to this problem as the wheeler dealer I bought my’88 from used staples and pins to hold up the ballooning fabric. It’s my understanding that once the fabric separates from the foam backer there is no repairing it. Best to budget for replacing with new fabric,which is my plan if it gets worse.

I'm attaching photos of my '89 Reatta that were taken by my insurance agent when submitting to American Collectors for a quote. The photos are in pdf format, and I don't know how, or if, they can be viewed within this post. I assume, that anyone that would like to view the photos must download the link below and view them in their own folder. Sorry if this doesn't work. Reatta Photos.pdf

Probably never will again. 1500w selection exceeds most ceiling fan wiring. I only use 800w setting.

I couldn't imagine not having a basement. All the infrastructure needed to operate the house, water, hvac, electricity and such takes up living space otherwise. Even a 100 year old house like mine can have the basement as viable annex for living or special use space. Not only storage but a workspace, special do not disturb area and so much more. Even my cottage has a full basement, accessed from outside at this point, but things can change. It takes up less real estate to stack rather than spread🙄 The mask and vaccine debate just goes to show that we will argue about anything, no matter how visible the evidence. One of the news talking heads called it 'cultivated ignorance', which I think sums it up nicely. I have friends and relatives on both sides of the issue so it gets added to the taboo subjects of politics and religion at any friendly get together. As I sit here at the cottage, watching the cloud of hummingbirds fight over the three feeders right outside the window, I think maybe we aren't so different. I am also so lucky to have acres on a river away from the crowds and not be constantly confronted with weighty issues.

My Cape Cod style house was built in 1947 as part of the "WWII returning GI's" era. No thought was given back then to waterproof the outside of the 10' foundation or of building in french drains. I only have a 75' frontage, so excavation for a french drain or exterior waterproofing would be cost prohibitive....we're looking at $60k to $70k for a 32'X24' house and a whole lot of mess. Also, in MA we call them cellars (pronounced "cellahs").

There is some condensation on the low side pipe but the main source of the water on the ground is from the evaporator. It is water that condenses and is removed from the air as it blown across the evaporator inside the Heat & A/C box (see photo) attached to the firewall. If you look at the box from underneath the car you should see a hose that the water drips out of. That is normal and should be expected when the A/C system is cooling properly. You will not see Freon leaking on the ground. When it leaks from a fitting or hose it will evaporate immediately into the atmosphere before it ever has a chance to touch the ground. Thanks to whoever posted this photo. I think it was Barney Eaton.

That's a pretty impressive list of screw-ups. Sounds like he ranks right up there with Robert when it comes to doing foolish things. 🙂

No, not really other than the lumbar when my back acts up.

I've known him most of his life and he blindly staggers from one catastrophe to another. I could tell you stories all night long about things Robert has done.

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.

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.

There is a pretty good tutorial on how to do it here on ROJ if anyone needs to replace the bladder in their seats. Lumber Support Bladder Replacement

No problem Barney. We are pretty relaxed around here about where things get posted. Sorry to hear about your wife. It sounds like it might be a real hardship on you having to try to be in two places at once. I hope the situation will work out better for you in the future. Sounds like you have already started the process of downsizing if you need to move. I hope your Reatta is the last one to go. You are an asset to the Reatta community and I would hate to see you leave it. I'm pretty old and I've never saw any pumps like those in your photo. I'm sure an antique collector would be happy to get them.

aka "blood pressure cuff" 😂

I have trouble with technology...... I was trying to post this under the new member section and it ended up being a new post, sorry. I have some decisions to make..... wife broke her hip at Christmas, daughter lives in Dallas and she suggested rehab there so she could help. after rehab, we moved her to a memory unit as I was having problem taking care of her by myself. The hip is healed and she can walk as good as me. but the memory does not get any better. It is about 180 miles between my house and the daughters and I am trying to spend more time at home because there is always something that need to be done at home. Because of advancing age, wife 3 hours away, I need to make some future plans about where I live. Nothing to rush into but I have a lot of "stuff" that need sorting thru and much of it will need a new home. I sold my '39 Buick Century just before she broke her hip. Have a 1965 Corvair Corsa convertible that will need a new home, a collection of table top scales, pocket knife collection, and these old brass pumps used before we had electricity.

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!

Glad you joined us here😎

Welcome Barney! This forum has been here for several years. I hope you come back often. Very nice black Reatta. It looks like new.

Good to see you again Barney, still fixing things ?

Try Eddie Voland, Westminster MD Phone: 443-536-9591. I have never used him but he use to be the go to guy to get a CRT repaired.

As suggested above, the Delco setup is demonstrably more powerful and requires all parts be replaced as a set. This is fairly pricey if all purchased new, but it is a good system. The original Magnavox style is okay, and is what I use at present, even turbocharged, but I do intend to swap in a Delco at some point. The only reason I mention this is I strongly suggest installing a new coil pack and ICM as a set, even if staying with the Magnavox style. The reason being; it has been demonstrated that the relationship between a bad coil pack or ICM can have a damaging effect on the other part of the pair, at least in long term use.