[DML] Re: Good D Leaks gas New D has problems

["BRUCE BENSON" <delornut@xxxx>]

>I noticed that when I turn the key to the position just before cranking
the engine I do
> not hear the hum of the fuel pump, like I do in my 81. If I crank the
engine, and it
> does not turnover, I then hear the humming fuel pump for
> just a few seconds

>Joe P

The fuel pump runs through the RPM relay and needs the engine to be cranking
before it runs. It runs a few seconds and if the relay doesn't sense the
engine starting, it shuts the pump off to prevent flooding. That's why
continuous cranking isn't the right way to get fuel to the engine. Repeated
cranking with the key turned off between crankings will restart the fuel
pump each time.

Bruce Benson