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>From: Nicole Gray <nicole.gray@yale.edu>
>I spent much of my holiday visitation w/ my 69 squareback that I store in
>NC dealing w/ a vexing electric fuel pump problem. I would start the car,
>no problems. After a minute or so, the fuel pump relay would buzz, then
>click (removing power from the fuel pump) and the car would die. After an
>hour or so, the relay would reset and the same thing would happen. I
>replaced the relay ($7 what a bargain) but no improvement. I replaced the
>main FI relay but no improvement. Finally, I began running the fuel pump
>w/ the T1 connector in the engine compartment to see if it was
>overheating. I had a devil of a time keeping it running by grounding the
>wire, I don't know why.
Good, you found the connector in the engine compartment. You now need to
find a way to reliably ground that wire. The fuel pump should run
continuously if that wire is grounded, so if it does not, the problem is on
the relay side of that connector. If it does the problem is on the brain side.
Bad connections in the harness can cause many problems. It is not that the
brain is doing something intentional because it senses a fault, it is rather
that fact that it is confused or disabled and therefore not performing properly.
Don't take a chance with this. Keith is right, this is a time to do a
careful, longlasting job.
Jim
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Melissa Kepner Jim Adney
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Laura Kepner-Adney
Madison, Wisconsin
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