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Re: rev limiting FP relays



Barry" <barry@oladvantage.com> wrote:
> 
> > Except for this one baffling behavior.  At 4800 RPM, in first,
> > second or third (I haven't found a long enough road to get up
> > to 4800 in fourth or fifth), the engine acts as though all the
> > pistons have come loose and are about to fly out of the block.
> 
> Someone has replaced the fuel pump relay and used one for a four 
> cylinder car. They look the same, BUT, the rev limiter is built-in 
> to the fuel pump relay. One pin on the relay goes back to the coil 
> and "counts" ignition pluses. Then kills the fuel if it sees too many.
 
Interesting.

Sounds like a good way to keep your teenage son from racing around in
the 
q.

Ken
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