bad fuel pump relay?

[JShadzi at aol.com]

That certainly isn't good, but i've seen relays that looked new that did it, chances are the problem is somewhere inside the relay.
Javad


> I took the fuel pump relay out of my 89 90q to see if there is anything
> abnormal that could cause the intermittent ignition shutoff I have described
> where the car will stall and the tach will drop almost as if one turns off
> the ignition key and will not restart for 5 minutes to over an hour.
>
> The FPR's connections on 87 and 87a are not nearly as clean as the others.
> They look as if they have been burned a little at the base (relay end) and a
> little less on the tips.  The middle is still shiny though I can tell where
> the connection was made with the relay panel as there are silver stripes up
> each of the pins.  The contacts inside are also discolored, but shiny in the
> middle of where they presumably make contact.
>
> Is this discoloration normal, or could this be a sign of a
> bad relay and the
> reason that my car has been stalling?
>
> Nathan Engelbert
> 89 90q