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Very glad the missing bits have been found. I don't believe the CPS can be removed without removing the balancer/damper first. The bolt squeezes the fingers of the mount together to hold the sensor once it is centered on the two shutter wheels inside the damper so they are all meshed together when installed. It may have been possible if the bracket that holds the sensor wasn't stuck on a locating dowel pin that sticks out from the front cover, but it is. It may be possible to slide the sensor out of the holder/bracket if the damper is pulled out an inch or so, but that still requires removing the serpentine belt and the crank bolt. Being an 88 it shouldn't have that little damper shock in the way.

I don't believe it is the key in the harmonic balancer, but have thought for some time that the CPS could be my culprit. I have always said that if the car is unmolested [and this one is] the problem is not in the wiring but in an end item [silver box, ignition module, plug wires, Mass Air Flow senso]. I go over to Kendall's Monday night to shoot pool and we can talk about it then. Thinking with all the support I have been getting, that I will just leave it parked and take it up later this spring after my return from Texas. It really is a nice car.

You know, I get really tired of automotive “journalists” with their snarky reviews of the Reatta. The car does have some shortcomings, but are easily outweighed by the advantages. The YouTube reviews, with an audio track, have much voice inflection, irritating irrelevant comment, and generally poor content. Clearly a situation where they need to boost their egos by putting someone/something else down. Pathetic.