CGT locks work. Fuel pump silent.

[Wayne Reser]

  I spent last weekend fixing the central locking system in one of my 87.5 coupes.  The problem turned-out to be in the wiring leading from the fuse box to the actuator in the door.  Some wire and a few connectors successfully bypassed the problem and now the locks work like new.  I fixed the bad door handle while I was at it.  Now, I can get in from the driver’s side but I can’t get the car to start!
     When I tried to start it, I happened to notice that the fuel pump wasn’t doing its pressurization thing like it’s supposed to with the ignition turned to the second position. I though that I might have knocked a connector loose underneath the fuse box when I was wiring the lock bypass.  When that didn’t reveal a problem, I suspected a bad relay and I swapped in a known good one.  It didn’t help.  So, I consulted Huw’s Fusebox Diagram and jumpered pin #48 to #52.  The ^@%*!!! pump worked!
     To me Huw’s diagram looks kinda like a map of the London subway and wiring isn’t exactly my primary skill so I could have over-looked obvious trouble spots but if the problem isn’t the pump, the wiring to the pump, or the FP relay, what else could it be?
TIA

Wayne
87.5 Coupe GT, Tornado Red cosmetically challenged
87.5 Coupe GT, Anthracite Black dead in driveway



       
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