Date:         Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:17:31 -0700
Reply-To:     Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Starting problems with 88 Vanagon, WIKI problems too
Comments: To: Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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The advantage of a wiki is that anyone can edit incorrect information. Of
course not everyone cares to or is comfortable with editing. So someone
should p-mail me with what the friggin' wiki OUGHT to say and I'll post it.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR



On 9/16/2007 1:49 PM Mark Drillock wrote:

> This is false. BOTH relays are needed for the fuel pump to run.
>
> One relay turns on the ECU, controlled by the key switch.
>
> The other relay turns on the fuel pump, controlled by the ECU.
>
> If you put a bad relay into the ECU relay position, the ECU will not
> turn on and then it CAN'T turn on the fuel pump relay.
>
> This bad info is even in the WIKI, where many others can be "helped" by it.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>> This has been discussed recently. The consensus is that the fuel pump relay
>> is probably not working. There are two identical relays in the system. One
>> is called power supply relay. And the other is the fuel pump relay. If I name
>> them incorrectly please correct me. Basically you can swap the two and see
>> if it makes any difference to help identifying the problem.
>>
>> ...............
>