Re: My turn for the ?????

[steveb@falcon.kla.com (Steven Buchholz)]

> Scenario:  sons' 86 4KQ........at 4800-5000 acts like it is on a rev
> limiter.......we've been told to check the fuel relay -that it is the
> wrong one......can't even find it.......any ideas? 
> 
>From what I hear this is actually a good suggestion.  I'm not familiar 
with the car so I can't tell you where it is, but most all of the relay
box covers have legends on them to describe the function of the relay
in each position.  Many of the newer FP relays have slots in which you 
can insert a fuse ... this may be a clue but YMMV.  It should be very 
easy to determine if the FPR is at fault ... you can hook up a test light 
to the circuit [doesn't the FPR provide power to some circuits under the
hood too?].  If the light goes out when the rev limiter cuts in you've 
found your problem.  

If your car has standard CIS there really isn't much more that could 
cause it.  I thought that Bruce Bell had this exact problem ... or he
wanted to raise the rev limit built into the FPR.  I don't recall 
hearing if that project ever completed ...

HTH!
Steve Buchholz
s_buchho@kla.com
San Jose, CA (USA)