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Re: [T3] electric vs mechanical fuel pumps


On 20 Nov 2005 at 15:43, David Y wrote:

> At 03:37 PM 11/20/2005, you wrote:
>     Additionally, you need a provision for the pump to shut off if the 
>     engine
>     isnt running for Safety purposes.
> 
> I was wondering about that. How does this provision work on a fuel-
> injected model (which mine was until I switched to carbs in '90)?

It's controlled by the brain, which knows the engine isn't running 
because the trigger points have stopped contacting.

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