Re: Fuel pump relay under dash

[ChuckKuecker <ckuecker@mcs.net>]

At 20:51 3/28/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Speaking about fuel pump relays: I thought over the safety aspect and I
>came up with an idea ;)  How about having the relay in with the bypass? 
>The bypass would have a switch on it so you would turn it on just before
>starting the car and then turning it off as soon as the car would be
>running letting the relay do its work.  This solution would satisfy the
>early pressurization and safety requirement.  All that would be required
>is to have the switch between the power and the fuel pump line. 

I have mentioned this earlier, but probably never copied to the group...

Some US cars have an 'impact switch', usually mounted in the trunk. When 
the car gets hit, this thing trips and kills the fuel pump. Needs to be
manually reset by pushing a button. On an '85 Ford I stripped, the switch
was in the right side supports near the back of the rear seat. One of these
gadgets wired into the fuel pump circuit should give you the peace of mind
knowing if you get hit, the fuel flow will stop..

Chuck Kuecker

ckuecker@mcs.net

'83 Scirocco
'58 Ghia Convert
'67 Bug
'63 Bug
'91 Vanagon


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