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Re: Fuel pump relay
On Tue, 4 Mar 1997, I.Mannix wrote:
> >At 11:57 AM 3/4/97 -0700, Vagabond wrote:
> >> Here's a little trick I used on all the H2O's I owned, forget the fuel
> >>pump relay! Get a short piece of wire with a fuse in the middle and two
> >>flat connectors at each end, then take out the relay and connect one end
> >>to where the fuel pump slot is and the other end where the ignition on
> >>switch is. You'll have to look for the slots where the fuel pump relay
> >>was originally connected it's usually the bottom horizontal slot (for
> >>fuel pump) and the right vertical one (for the ignition power on).
> >>
> >
> >So this does not affect use of other accessories on the car, as in
> >items that are normal turned on when the key is?
> >I'll take a look at the schematic. Being an electronics guy, I should
> >be able to figure it out, right? :) I never thought to look at it...
> >
> >Miles Lott (http://www.insync.net/~milos)
> >(mailto:milos@insync.net)
> >93 Corrado SLC, 82 Scirocco
>
> I have a switch in place of my fuel pump relay - it is a big toggle with
> the military style red cover. It does help starting, and it makes for a
> conceptually convenient kill switch in the event of an accident. I wound
> up putting it in when I changed my ignition setup, as the fuel pump relay
> senses through the ignition whether the car is running - if the relay is
> not getting pulses from the ignition, the pump will not run, IE, if you
> crash, and the engine stops, the pump automatically turns off. There is a
> way to modify my ignition setup so it will work as stock, but I opted to
> get rid of the relay altogether. Works great, no side effects, aside from
> the need to remember to turn it off when you shut the car off. Best of
> luck!
>
> Mannix (Mark Bennett is using the same thing, he has had similar results)
>
...and it looks way cool:)
Bennettmbbss via/mannix
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