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> > There are only 2 single wire connectors on my engine : one for > > CHT (I assume - it goes down to the LH head area), and one > > at the back (towards front of car) which comes out of the FI loom > > and has a small white numbered wire going into it. The engine has > > been out recently, but this wouldn't have been disturbed as that > > part of the loom stays in the car. > > The latter connection is the one that feeds the fuel pump > relay. Make sure that the connector is actually mated properly. > I've seen them where they were inserted without actually mating. It's been OK for years but I will certainly check it anyway. They guy who's done all our welding has a self confessed "magic touch" which can make electrics fail at 20 paces. > I recommend a much simpler setup which uses a momentary SPST > pushbutton that bypasses the relay entirely. > <snip> > There's a hazard in using a switch like yours: You're likely > to forget and leave it on sometime, and regret it later. I agree it a tad risky, but once the engine stops I'll hear the pump running on and remember to switch it off. Until the problem is truly fixed I need the security of a locking switch to get me home if it happens on the road. -- Matt. UK. '73 1600e Fbk. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~