Re: [DML] electrical problems relating to fuel pump

["BRUCE BENSON" <delornut@xxxx>]

Quite a few years ago I had a friend with a problem very similar to yours.
First it was just blown fuses, with the frequency of the fuse failures
increasing as the miles built up on the car. Finally it just plain wouldn't
start. We dug up all the electrical information and comments we could find
and found one item pertaining to the wiring loom running across the front of
the car, making a sharp bend at the left front corner of the car, and
continuing rearward. One of the wires in that loom came from the fuel pump
and ran through the inertia switch. Apparently some cars had a problem with
wires chafing or breaking at the area of the sharp bent. After finding no
continuity between the inertia switch and the fuel pump, we ran a new wire
directly from the that switch to the fuel pump and disconnected the wire
built in the loom. He never had another problem. This might be a direction
to investigate.

Bruce Benson


> b) I thought that I had traced the problem back to the
> main fuel relay being blown. So I replaced that. I
> tried to start the car but I noticed the main fuel
> replay fuse (fuse #1) was blown. So I replaced that.
> The car started and ran for about 5 minutes, then
> died.

> I have gone through all of the wires with a volt meter
> and I can't find any wires that are not conducting.
> Maybe I am doing it wrong? Does anyone have any
> ideas?
>
> Thanks very much.
>
> Joel
>
>
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