Turbo timer with a fuel pump kill switch???
 

Ok, here is the problem, you might have seen my earlier post about me finally getting my turbo timer to work, well now I've got a problem. My car floods so damn easily, so I'm going to get around to putting a fuel pump kill switch in my car soon, but if my car is sitting there idling 5 minutes after I've left the car how can I flip my fuel pump kill switch? Is there a way to maybe wire it to the turbo timer? But if you can wire it to the turbo timer, how could you reactivate it? The best thing I can think of is maybe to wire the fuel pump to the timer, that way when the timer shuts off, the fuel pump shuts off, and in turn when the timer turns on, the fuel pump turns on. But I don't know. Please help me out here. Thanks.


Chris

That would be a really really good thief deterent to, they wouldnt be able to start the car.... there was a post a while back talking about having the turbo timer wired to your garage door opener so that whent he timer turned off in your garage, your garage door would close too..... that would be sweet to have your turbo timer do both! hehehe.. anyways, just thought id add a little... good luck though
Huy

yeah i have the same problem.
before i shut the car off(i dont have a turbo timer) i flick a fuel kill under the dash i installed. then shut it down.

i really wonder if theres a timer which could have that characteristc because my car would flood otherwise when i try to fire it back up.

--Mike
87 Turbo II

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So, there is a way to wire your garage door opener to your turbo timer? If you could link me to this post, I'd most appreciate it. I just bought my car on Friday, and I'm getting a turbo timer in the near future. Right now I just stand outside the car and smoke a cigarette while I let the car cool down :smoker: . Anyways, I rent, so my garage is shared with 8 other people and also shares one large roof (meaning my exhaust would flow out for 5 minutes into other peoples garages, as well as my own, possibly mauling people down with CO =P). Anyways, I'd like to avoid that, so if you could send me a like I'd appreciate it.

Thanks,
Brian

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relvinnian, Its just an idea, im sure its possible though... just dont know how... you should stop smoking, smokings bad for you;)
Huy

Wishful thinking...
 

Wow, I feel dumb, I thought this had actually been accomplished. Anyways, just wondering, how harmful would it be to others if I had my car running for 5-10 minutes with the garage door closed. If I have to wait for the car to shut off before I close my door, I might as well not even get a turbo timer, because I always cool my car down...

Thanks anyways,

Brian

i still have got the problem. anybody else have any ideas?


chris

Cutting the fuel pump *after* you turned off the car wouldn't do anything for you. There is still residual pressure which can cause the car to flood. The trick is to either cut fuel just before you turn the car off, or just use the switch when you are starting the car (which is what I did for a couple years before I got my new engine).

so what would you suggest i do? I mean I need the turbo timer for obvious reasons, and my car floods just about every time i drive hard and shut the car off. Its becomeing awefully embarassing to have to unflood my car when leaving the grocery store. Pluss its givin the RX-7's a bad image. I hate it so much.

So what can I do?


Chris

Hey, I found this in one of the other threads:

To prevent flooding in the first place, get yourself a 2 prong, 2 position toggle switch at radio shack, along with a pack of appropriate female connectors, 2 foot of 16-14 gage wire, and a pack of wire taps(the kind that you slide over an existing wire, and insert a 2nd wire side by side adn use pliers to clamp down and join them together. Find the fuel relay under the dash, beside the steering column toward the passenger side. It is a black box with a yellow base, and 5 wires. Cut the middle wire, black with white stripe, about 1" away from the base. Use 1' of your wire for each end of this cut wire. Use the wire taps to join each end to each 1' wire. Run these 2 new wires to the steering column or dash where you mount your switch. Plug them in and you have a fuel cutoff switch. When you go to shut off your car, flip the switch off first, and let the engine run until it dies, using all the fuel in the line. This prevents flooding. When you return to start it, Crank the car with the switch remaining off, then flip it on and the car will catch and run. Bulletproof if done right. A $5 fix to a problem ive seen cost people $1000+.