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Art, you need 9.6 volts at the fuel pump, for it to work at all ,and this is full time, You could put a tank with a after-market pump in line that will run 9.6 volts, just to see of it will run that way. good luck . ron williams -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: a.sterrett@att.net (a.sterrett@att.net) > I have been following the posts on the Invasion. Sounds like great fun, and I > sure would like to be there to meet you all in person and learn more about the > Type 3. > > As most of you know I have been on here several times concerning my 1971 > Fastback vin# 311 203 9879 manufactured in 9/70. When I purchased this Fastback > it actually started a couple of times but ran real erratic for only a short > period. The car had sat in previous owners backyard for several years. > > The fuel pump seemed to pump okay but had a severe leakage problem. > > I did a complete inspection of the Fastback and replaced the spark plugs, wires, > points and condenser. I went through the FI system replacing the fuel pump, > filter, injectors and all the fuel lines. I also cleaned the tank. > > I adjusted the valves and changed the oil. > > I then started checking the electrical system making sure all my connections > were good and tried to determine what worked and what didn't work. I checked > all my fuses. I found alot not working and also found that someone had > by-passed and rewired alot under the dash including eliminating the fuel pump > relay. I ran continuity checks on the wiring to find what wire went to what > component and I believe I have everything back the way the Bentley diagram shows > it including a fuel pump relay installed. > > Jim Adney and Keith have been alot of help on getting to this point as have > others in the group, I thank you for this help. > > Problem is today I am still sitting here completely baffled as this fastback > will not get power to the fuel pump and start. Pump does run when I ground the > connection back in the engine compartment. I have run the tests you all have > told me to do and it still comes back to "no power out of the fuel pump relay to > the pump". Do I need to try another relay or am I over looking something in the > wiring? > > Any help will be appreciated as I have found no one in Mobile, Al. area to be of > any help on a FI system. I understand with you all having a good time at the > invasion it will be awhile before I receive additional help. Just hope I can > make the next invasion. > > Thank you, > > Art Sterrett > Mobile, Alabama > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >