Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 13:54:23 -0400
Reply-To: Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Fixed Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
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Regarding making silly(stupid) mistakes... Get in line with the rest of
us......
Steven
91 Westy
On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 10:27 AM, thewestyman <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote:
> Dear List,
>
> The fix was; "extreme carelessness" with overly poor connection of the
> relevant wire.
> In other words; I, the dummy, left that wire off when I assembled.
> One guy suggested to look for one wire that was not attached. I found.
> My head down, I confess.
> Yours truly,
> Zoltan
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zoran Mladen
> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2018 4:16 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM ; thewestyman
> Subject: Re: Fixed Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
>
> And the solution was????
> --------------------------------------------
> On Mon, 4/23/18, thewestyman <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote:
>
> Subject: Re: Fixed Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Monday, April 23, 2018, 4:27 PM
>
>
> I got the problem fixed, thanks
> for all the input.
> Zoltan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil N
> Sent: Monday,
> April 23, 2018 10:20 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel
> pump won't work"
>
> Because you changed the alternator voltage
> regulator.....
>
> Could the
> alternator voltage regulator be blocking positive flow to
> fuel
> pump 30 while engine is off and while
> the starter turns the engine?
>
> Or, maybe something else inhibits positive flow
> to fuel pump relay 30 while
> alternator is at
> rest or spinning slowly while starter turns the engine
> but
> once the engine starts and runs using
> the bypass from battery to fuel pump,
> with
> the alternator now spinning faster, it actually puts out
> enough power
> to overcome whatever was
> inhibiting flow of positive?
>
> Neil.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 11:14
> AM, thewestyman <zolo@foxinternet.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> I posted a couple of days ago that on this
>>
> 1990 van the fuel pump stopped
>
>> working
>>
> after I put in an other engine.
>
>> The
>>
> only electrical was involved; the wires wore disconnected on
> the
>
>> starter, and the voltage regulator
>>
> was changed to a new one.
>
>> And I drove
>>
> this van before.
>
>>
>>
>> There is no power on the fuel pump relay as it should be at
> all time while
>
>> the key is out.
>>
>> Now, I powered the
>>
> fuel pump with a wire from the positive side of the
>
>> battery and it worked without needing the
>>
> ground, which it has already.
>
>> This way
>>
> the engine could start up and work fine. The interesting
> part
>
>> is, that if I remove that wire
>>
> when the engine is running, it still works
>
>> fine.
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
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