Re: What's that thing called?

[VE3LC@hydra.carleton.ca (Norm Rashleigh)]

Scott with his 89 200tq writes>

Hey folks, things should start to warm up tomorrow  in the Carolinas, slush
>time!!!

Boy you people in eastern US sure got hit hard...  Good Quattro weather.
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>Finally, what's the name if the electrical piece found with the fuses which
>when you crank the car, sends the message to the fuel pump to pump fuel?.  I
>could not start the car last week, the shop found this to have very dirty
>contacts and cleaned them.  Car started quickly for a few days and now is
>back to the longer crank time I am familiar with. 

Sounds like you are talking about the "fuel pump relay".  Makes sense the
contacts could get dirty and cleaning them restores proper operation.  But,
maybe a temporary fix, especially if contacts are pitted.  Suggest you
replace it if its fouling up again..

Good luck..

Norm in Ottawa Canada..

86 Coupe GT

We missed the storm :-)