Right ok. I get what you mean. So does that diode shown on P. 97.124 do?
On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 5:46 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > ...... Relay diagram shows what may be a > suppressing diode in parallel at relay coil. Yes. I was referring to the diagram on the relay itself. I recall now about that part shunted in parallel being a resistor. Apologies for taking up bandwidth with this. IIRC, I searched "relay 53" in the archives and over on thesamba. I should have varied up my search terms. Neil. On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 6:27 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > Sorry, I meant the ECU relay diode shown in the 88/89 Bentley diagram is not > being used as for suppression. The most common FP and ECU relays are the > Type 53 relays and these have a suppression resistor across the coil pins. > Perhaps that is what you saw on the diagram on the relay itself? > > Mark > > > > mark drillock wrote: >> >> First of all, there are serious errors in that ECU/FP relay part of the >> 88/89 Bentley Digifant diagrams, with connections shown wrong. Second, >> the change to the more complex ECU relay with diode did not occur >> exactly on the 88 model year break so your 88 may have come with the 87 >> type FI harness. >> >> That diode is NOT being used as a suppressing diode. >> >> Mark >> >> neil n wrote: >>> >>> Hi all. >>> >>> Am finding a bit of poor work and mysterious things in my 1988 Westy >>> engine bay. >>> >>> Situation: engine bay wiring harness likely replaced. ECU and fuel >>> pump relays are both 4 pin Hella 53. Relay diagram shows what may be a >>> suppressing diode in parallel at relay coil. >>> >
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