fuel pump relay

[fahrvegnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

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> From: "Allyn" <amalventano1@tds.net>
> Date: 2005/08/16 Tue PM 08:17:40 EDT
> To: <fahrvegnugen@cox.net>,  "'Scirocco list'" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Subject: RE: fuel pump relay
> 
> Ok, so I pulled the fuse/relay panel and checked for burnt/frayed wires. All
> looked to be in good condition. After much sniffing around, the smell is
> coming from either the load reduction relay or the fuel pump relay. Its
> tough to tell which is the issue, since both have that lovely burnt smell to
> them. Has anyone any had load reduction relay issues? I'm trying to get a
> fuzzy for the 'more likely' fault. I would think fuel pump relay is more
> likely, but the load reduction relay is rated to carry more than twice the
> current and is smaller in size, which just seems odd to me...
> Al
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Take both of them off the fuseblock, take the caps off, and have a look/sniff.  If it is burnt, you will find something visual to confirm it...

David

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