rewire fuel pump with stock wire?
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rewire fuel pump with stock wire?
I have a 89 T2, stock fuel pump. I haven't tested the voltages yet while boosting. I'd like to re-wire the pump to give it the full 12v. Is the stock wiring that bad, that I can't use the existing wire and wire in a relay to give it 12v?
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uh that's what rewiring is, you use the existing wire as a trigger for a relay and then run new wire straight from the battery to actually deliver the juice. It's a little more complicated with a T2 because it has a low voltage mode and a high voltage mode. You could bypass that if you want to though. That will save you some trouble but result in poorer fuel economy.
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gotcha. I was always under the impression that a "rewire" was just feeding a full 12v to the pump at all times. So an actual "rewire" still retains the low and high? except that your getting power straight from the battery?
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There are options, but I would highly recommend to just wire the fuel pump straight to a full +12VDC power.
That PIECE OF **** switching relay with the resistor is already a bad source of voltage drop due to corrosion and wear + tear.
Eliminate it ensures you get full power no matter what.
-Ted
That PIECE OF **** switching relay with the resistor is already a bad source of voltage drop due to corrosion and wear + tear.
Eliminate it ensures you get full power no matter what.
-Ted
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^^ there are writeups on how to incorporate the two voltage settings, but **** it. If you bypass the two-stage system and are putting the relay together, you would want the old fuel pump wire on the 86 terminal, a chassis ground on 85, +12V from the battery on the 87 terminal, and the 30 terminal will be +12V out to the pump. That is how you would wire up an N/A at least, which has no 2 stage thingie.
Double check all that of course before you put it together.
Double check all that of course before you put it together.
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Originally Posted by Trike
So an actual "rewire" still retains the low and high? except that your getting power straight from the battery?
http://www.1300cc.com/howto/how2/rewire.htm
Originally Posted by RETed
There are options, but I would highly recommend to just wire the fuel pump straight to a full +12VDC power.
That PIECE OF **** switching relay with the resistor is already a bad source of voltage drop due to corrosion and wear + tear.
Eliminate it ensures you get full power no matter what.
That PIECE OF **** switching relay with the resistor is already a bad source of voltage drop due to corrosion and wear + tear.
Eliminate it ensures you get full power no matter what.
Wiring the pump up with full-time battery voltage will simply increase fuel consumption when the pump's supposed to be getting reduced voltage, which is most of the time in normal driving. There is no advantage to this apart from removing the very tiny risk of the relay failing closed (even you admitted this was very unusual). If you're really worried about this, the stock relay can be easily replaced with an inexpensive and reliable 30A automotive relay.
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Originally Posted by NZConvertible
If you're really worried about this, the stock relay can be easily replaced with an inexpensive and reliable 30A automotive relay.
If it's old, corroded, fucked up in general... why not do what you do for everything else on the car... fix it properly.
Last edited by My5ABaby; 08-10-06 at 07:50 AM.
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i'd like to know some things about the rewire i know i need alot of wire to run from the battery to the pump and also from the resistor and relay back what all do i need to buy for the rewire i want to buy all the right stuff so i can go ahead and wire my new pump up fuses relays ect
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