========================================================================= Date: Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com> From: ADMIN::KENNEDY "William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648" 24-JUN-1996 16:15:16.92 Subject: Lisa's fuel pump relay may in fact be dead, but the symptoms hint at another possibility. The fuel pump is designed to be powered during startup, and then to be powered while the engine runs. If the engine stops, the fuel pump is supposed to stop with it, even if the ignition is still on. Some cars (eg Porsche) use induction vacuum as the cue that the engine is still turning. VW Vgon uses (I think) oil pressure. So if the oil pressure sender doesn't get off zero, the pump will stop when the key is turned from start position back to on. So that's where I'd stab my test lamp first. The fuel pump relay is in the northwest corner of the engine compartment, at the top of the north wall, held by a single sheet metal screw. A silver box with electrical connectors pointing down. It's actually two relays in one box, so it costs more when either one dies. Good starting point for antitheft measures if you're into that sort of thing. Also good spot for jumpering your fuel pump so it runs all the time, eg for testing liters/minute or fuel pressure. Good luck! B. Wm Kennedy kennedy@admin.njit.edu
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