Re: [DML] Inertia switch / fuse relationship?

["DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxx>]

Mike,

Connect a test wire between the ground post of the fuel pump and ground;
both fenders are grounded. If the pump works the problem has to be in the
inertia switch circuit.

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DMC Joe / De Lorean Services / <dmcjoe@xxxx>
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----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Substelny <msubstel@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: [DML] Inertia switch / fuse relationship?


> Previously, I said:
>
> > Last week I wanted to crank my engine without starting it, so I removed
> > the [inertia switch] bypass. This worked nicely, and I congratulated
> > myself on cleverness. Unfortunately, the first time I put the bypass
> > back I did it incorrectly. I am concerned that I may have caused a
> > short that blew a fuse (or damaged another component). My fuel
> > pump is no longer getting power (it does work when jumpered).
>
> Thank you all for your tips. As it turns out, I may have done nothing
wrong
> after all.
>
> The new inertia switch came yesterday. In installed it and my fuel pump
> immediately began to function normally and my DeLorean started right up.
I
> assume that the bypass was damaged. I had not caused a short. I patted
myself
> on the back and put everything back together.
>
> When the previous owner removed the intertia switch he also removed sawed
off
> the posts I would use to mount it. Not wanting my inertia switch to
bounce
> around, I put a dab of hot glue on its case and secured it to the panel by
my
> trunk release lever.
>
> Then I tried to start my DeLorean again. Relays click normally, but no
fuel
> pump action.
>
> I am now faced with two possibilities:
>
> 1) Could the temperature of the hot glue possibly have damaged the
mechanism of
> my new inertia switch? It seems impossible, unless the mechanism is made
of
> wax. When I jiggle it the switch seems to behave normally.
>
> 2) Perhaps the inertia switch had nothing to do with my problem. I may
have
> developed that bane of all DeLorean owners: an intermittent electrical
gremlin
> in a critical system. This could cause me to have a very sad summer.
>
> Any tips on what it might take to get power restored to my fuel pump would
be
> highly appreciated.
>
> - Mike Substelny
> VIN 01280, 7 years