Date:         Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:06:04 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
Comments: To: mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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it's not hard to overlook the distributor ground wire.
  - a very important wire.

On 4/25/2012 2:37 PM, mark drillock wrote:
> In his case the ECU power supply relay isn't clicking on when the key is
> turned on. That is upstream of anything internal to the FI harness. He
> needs to fix the power relay symptom first.
>
> With the key on, check for 12 volts at ignition coil terminal 15 where
> the small black wires attach. If key on power is getting to the coil
> terminal 15 then make sure the black/white is plugged in there well and
> in good condition. Maybe pull it off and put it back, checking for
> breaks inside the insulation near the end. If still no relay clicking
> with key on/off, pull the ECU relay and check for 12 volts on empty
> socket pin 85. If power is there, measure again but between empty pins
> 85 and 86. No power at that point would point to a missing ground on a
> brown wire at the left cylinderhead, where several brown ground wires
> are supposed to be attached to the head by a small bolt. Did you attach
> those brown wires there and also attach the ground braid that runs from
> there over to the body sheet metal near the coil?
>
> Mark
>
>
>> Jess, I have been running into issues with the digijet fuel injection
>> harness lately in which the problems are caused by the harness itself
>> breaking down over time. In other words, connections inside the harness
>> are going bad with age and cause this different issues.
>