Philbo Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 5 hours ago, 2seater said: It is funny we miss the obvious things. I think it is a good idea that expands upon another good idea: this thread. I am assuming you are suggesting a personal version of this thread? Yes exactly! Basically a personal version of this thread, but perhaps also for personal documentation purposes as well. I would probably still post things to this thread though I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Philbo said: also for personal documentation purposes as well Just be aware that other members might want to comment on what you post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philbo Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Just now, Ronnie said: Just be aware that other members might want to comment on what you post. That in my mind would be a benefit actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philbo Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I think I will give it a try, I have some of my "journal" documented elsewhere. I will probably start the thread here once I get a chance to do a "recap". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted March 27, 2021 Topic Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 Today I did a little work on the Red. Adjusted the headlights [they are Sylvania Silver Stars but were way too high], rotated the tires [hoping to cure a road noise issue]. I think it is a front hub issue so I went on line and ordered a private label Moog from Rock Auto. It was on close out for $15.00. I won't be able to install it myself [no tools], but down the road from our retirement community here is Brownsville, Tx there is a repair shop that will do the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 35 minutes ago, DAVES89 said: Today I did a little work on the Red. Adjusted the headlights [they are Sylvania Silver Stars but were way too high], rotated the tires [hoping to cure a road noise issue]. I think it is a front hub issue so I went on line and ordered a private label Moog from Rock Auto. It was on close out for $15.00. I won't be able to install it myself [no tools], but down the road from our retirement community here is Brownsville, Tx there is a repair shop that will do the work. I didn't know you were down there with your Reatta. I thought you were in your Enclave. You got a great deal on the hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted March 27, 2021 Topic Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 Actually long story short, we have both the Enclave and the Red down here. When I leave to go back the Red stays for my wife to use and the Enclave goes back to Wisconsin. The 'vert was supposed to be the one here in Brownsville but Kendall and I were unable to fix the dead short issue. We pulled both seats and soldered all the wires and still have a short. So Kendall did some more testing and determined that the short is between the fuse box [running light relay] and the firewall which entails removing the dash. So when I get back, Bob and I are going to remove the dash the day Kendall can do the wiring and then the next day [after Kendall is done] we put the dash back in. Then I drive the 'vert down and bring the Red back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Sorry to hear about the short. They can be hard to track down. That sure is a lot of driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted March 28, 2021 Topic Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 That is true Ronnie, but then I go the whole summer without driving the Red. And also the plan was no more winter driving we would just fly. I don't really enjoy the long drive being worried about the weather and if the forecast is correct. So hopefully by June the repairs/swap will be done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted March 28, 2021 Topic Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 There must be a close by Rock Auto warehouse. I ordered the wheel bearing yesterday and it arrived today. Shipper was Fed Ex. We have guests here now and it probably be longer to schedule the time for me to do it then it took to arrive. I also have to line up tools as I don't have the torque wrench, 36mm hub socket, #55 torx drive. I have the floor jack, jack stand and the other hand tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 41 minutes ago, DAVES89 said: I also have to line up tools as I don't have the torque wrench, 36mm hub socket, #55 torx drive. I have the floor jack, jack stand and the other hand tools. I was under the impression that you were going to pay someone to do the work from what you said in an earlier post. You might be able to get loaner tools at Advance or Autozone if you need since you already have a jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted March 29, 2021 Topic Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 You are correct, that is what I said earlier, but the guys here have the tools. One guy has the torque wrench, another has the impact wrench and #55 bit. I have the other hand tools but am lacking the 36mm socket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2seater Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 (edited) I drove mine today, almost a full month earlier than usual, although not exactly planned. It was a nice dry day today so I am slowly preparing to open my cottage for the season and I had parts for the boat, several batteries that come home for winter and some other "stuff". I have a 24 year old Ford Ranger 4x4 that does winter duty at home and the was the vehicle of choice to haul stuff north. Just as I arrived on the private road that leads in off the pavement, the Ranger decided it would be a good time for the rear brake line to not contain fluid any longer? I still have front brakes but a very low pedal so it made it to where it was destined to be stored in a month or two anyway. Since I had brought batteries along it was a no brainer to wake the Reatta early this year. It starts instantly, as per usual, and simply sounded good. I will post a couple answers here that were asked recently in other threads: - Both battery connectors have three different sized wires attached - My trunk lid wiring is definitely the factory setup and there are three conductors, one is a dedicated ground wire for the lock release and the light. - Just recently performance was inquired about and since I have a vacuum/boost gauge, I do pay attention to it, even in normal driving. I try not to abuse the car, particularly the transaxle, so my observation is in average conditions, the gauge is in the 5-6" of manifold vacuum range while accelerating up to speed, which is pretty light throttle. As mentioned before, it gets into boost pretty easily and there is a fairly steep hill to be climbed just as I get to the pavement leaving the cottage. I always enjoy my first drive of the season, it just feels good, so as I accelerated up the hill, it got into about 5 psi of boost and I just left it there. It just feels so effortless. I guess the best description is contentment lives on the right side of zero. Edited April 4, 2021 by 2seater 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 10 hours ago, 2seater said: I always enjoy my first drive of the season, it just feels good, so as I accelerated up the hill, it got into about 5 psi of boost and I just left it there. It just feels so effortless. I guess the best description is contentment lives on the right side of zero. Man that sounds like fun. All Reattas should have an engine that would make them feel that way. I usually drive my truck around town but I've started driving my Equinox with a 3.0 V6 a lot lately. It's a high tech engine with VVT and direct injection. It has 264 horsepower. It reminds me more of a motorcycle engine than a car engine. It doesn't like to be below 2000 RPM unless you are just cruising on level ground. It doesn't ever really need to drop below 2000. With the 6 speed transmission you always seem to be in the right gear. Just driving normally it's not unusual to look down at the tach and see it run up to 4000 as is accelerates through the gears. It is so smooth and effortless at those RPMs that you don't even notice it. If you really get into the throttle it will run up past 7000 just as easy. Maybe more but that is where I back off. The tach goes to 8000 with no redline but I don't want to push my luck. It would really be fun to be able to do that in my Reatta. The Reatta should have an engine and transmission like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2seater Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Yeah, modern multivalve, variable valve timing to adjust itself to different conditions really works well. Hard to compare to an old design two valve pushrod engine as well a hydraulically controlled slow shifting transaxle plus slower and less powerful computer control. Boost, in some form, papers over some of those shortcomings. Combine the two, with even better technology and the ICE can propel three ton pickups to impressive levels of performance with a liter less capacity and some electrics knock that into the weeds. What a time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Engine technology has already taken a different turn in the Equinox. In 2013, the year after my 2012, GM increased the V6 displacement to 3.5 upping the HP to over 300. But for 2020 (maybe 2021) they no longer offered the 3.5 V6 in the Equinox and made the "performance" engine a turbocharged 4 cylinder. My friend TF had an Equinox with the 3.5 V6 and traded up to one with the turbo 4 cylinder. He said the performance with the turbo 4 is just as good or better than the 3.5 V6 but he said he thought the new Equinox is slightly smaller too.. I guess the smaller engine with a turbo is part GM's path to all electric vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2seater Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Ronnie said: Engine technology has already taken a different turn in the Equinox. In 2013, the year after my 2012, GM increased the V6 displacement to 3.5 upping the HP to over 300. But for 2020 (maybe 2021) they no longer offered the 3.5 V6 in the Equinox and made the "performance" engine a turbocharged 4 cylinder. My friend TF had an Equinox with the 3.5 V6 and traded up to one with the turbo 4 cylinder. He said the performance with the turbo 4 is just as good or better than the 3.5 V6 but he said he thought the new Equinox is slightly smaller too.. I guess the smaller engine with a turbo is part GM's path to all electric vehicles. If you look at the torque curves or the ridiculous low rpm peak torque numbers of the small turbocharged engines it becomes clear. The debate has raged for decades if a high torque engine combination was faster or more powerful than a lower torque but higher rpm engine. From graphs and recorded data, in each gear, the point of maximum torque pretty much coincides with maximum acceleration in that gear. That being the case, a torque chart, not a curve, from some of those engines is as flat as a table top. They just surge forward smoothly without the peaks and valleys. Padgett has mentioned many times, "it gets interesting above 270 lb/ft of torque" paraphrased from memory, but pretty true. Two liter turbo engine do that easily with equal hp. Electric motors demonstrate it very convincingly, maximum torque is at stall, or zero rpm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 I'm just glad I'm not a mechanic that has to work on any of those engines. To complicated for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ship Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Today, April 4, 2021, I took the '91 Reatta out of storage for the Spring/Summer/Fall. No auto shows this year, just cruise-ins. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 I took my Reatta out for it's first Spring shakedown drive. After closing the battery disconnect knife switch and checking fluids I turned the key and it fired right up and purred like a kitten. No more dead batteries after sitting for a while since I installed the knife switch. I drove about 50 miles round trip and had a great time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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