CGT 5k rpm cutout: Fuel pump relay number?

[Huw Powell]

> Anyway, my 83 Coupe GT seems to cut out at exactly 5000 rpm and I'm
> trying to track down the cause. ...almost like a rev
> limiter.
>
> Previously the car wasn't running when I bought it and while fixing
> it up, I replaced the fuel pump relay (the old one came apart in my
> hands). I immediately thought that the parts place had given me a
> 4-cyl FPR instead of the 5 cylinder one...

I would just bring the fpr back and ask for a 5 cylinder unit
appropriate for your car.  quick test - remove it, bypass it, and see
how the engine behaves.  then drive the car over to the store and hope
they actually *have* a 5 cyl relay.

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Huw Powell

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