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I did the CPS tests in the how-to guides today. Both 3X and 18X signals failed. New Delphi CPS on order from Amazon. Should be here Sunday.

No indication of a problem beforehand. It just felt like missed a couple of times, and sounded like it might have spit back through the intake manifold once or twice. All the normal lights that come on when the engine dies came on but no warning messages came up. No codes in diagnostics. I coasted to the side of the road. When I tried to start it again it hit a few times and that was it. Now the engine just spins when you try to crank it. I carry a spark tester with me and there was no spark at all on any coil. I swapped in the spare ICM/coils I had in the trunk and still no spark. I have given a lot of though about what I would do if the car left me stranded. I drive on a lot of roads back in the mountains where it is easy to get stranded like I was on Sunday. The first part of my strategy is to always have a cellphone, a way to charge it, and pray that you are in an area that has service. That is the most important item you can have to get you home. I had a hell of a time getting a tow truck but at least with the cellphone I could call my wife to come and get us. I was pretty well prepared but there are some things you can't control (like waiting on the side of the road for a tow truck to show up). I carry enough tools that I can at least troubleshoot the problem so I can make an intelligent decision on what I need to do - try to fix it, call a tow truck, or both. I carry enough parts that I can fix many of the things that routinely go bad, but obviously not a bad CPS. I also carry a paper factory service manual in one of the rear compartments. Have a look here. I have plenty of bottled water, toilet paper, soap and hand cleaner, 2 lawn chairs, and a change of clothes (in case I have to stay overnight somewhere). Yes, my trunk is always full, but when you are sitting on the side of the road with a dead engine that is a good thing. 🙂

Hello Reatta lovers, I know this is a long shot but I am trying to find a few unique Reatta's that had factory (Riviera) phones installed by a friend of mine who worked for GM. Please check out the article below (pdf attached), has anyone ever seen or heard of these. This article is probably close to 30 years old but it would be cool to see where these cars ended up. Thanks in advance everyone! Reatta.pdf

The Red is the one that got a new [used] accumulator, [used] pressure switch and [used] pump/motor [I'm a "junker" gat my parts from a salvage yard]. but then again it has 311,000 miles on it...

That's a quick and simple job. I removed the shock and used the socket and battery way to loosen the bolt. A quick pull and off came the damper. two bolts and the CPS is off. If you use the new style it blots in place without any adjustment. An hour at most.

Is on page 0B-8 of the 91 FSM. 18 gal.

I told my brother-in-law last night about me and my daughter getting stranded in my Reatta. He jokingly asked me, "If you know so much about Reattas, how come you were stranded on the side of the road for five hours?" My reply was, "No one can see into the future. Even the weatherman gets caught in the rain sometimes." 🙂

You had me going for a minute Dave. 🙂 I didn't have an impact wrench the last time I replaced the balancer but I bought a good battery powered one not too long ago. Good to know it worked for you. I had lots of trouble keeping the flywheel from turning last time when I was using a breaker bar with a long piece of pipe on it.

For that I put the car in reverse and hot wire the starter. Being in reverse causes the starter to run backwards thereby tightening the bolt. Seriously for that I use my battery powered impact wrench and just let it hammer.