My re-wired fuel pump fried its relay...

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Aug 14, 2009 | 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by FD3S2005

Wait, what's the power from the cig lighter for if your getting it from the battery?

it turns on the relay. (the power from the cig lighter doesnt power the battery, it just switches the relay ON when the key is turned forward)

Aug 15, 2009 | 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Uncle Hungry

You can still use the factory fuel pump relay. All you need to do is jump the fuel pump speed relay, or jump the fuel pump resistor. Walla, constant 12v. If you take power from somewhere that only switches on in the run position , your pump won't prime. Hope that helps Tom

is there a diagram of this that could show us. i plan on doing this and would like it to be done right.

Aug 16, 2009 | 05:19 PM

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tom when you have some free time i would like hook up wit you (pause) so you can school me on what stuff i need to get to rewire my fuel pump and relocate my battery.I know all this information is here in the forums but i have an attention span of "ZERO" and i can`t remember what i read when it comes time to do the work.