Re: No spark 4ktq project

[Todd Phenneger <phen9461@uidaho.edu>]

Hmmm,
	I have two relays.  both give same symptoms.  Any ideas.  How can
I check the relay>  What pins do I need to check.  And what am I looking
for?
	Thanks

	Todd Phenneger
	1983 ur-q / black / getting a MC
	1984 4000 quattro / modified/ turbo conv almost done.
	1987 4000 quattro / Saphire Metallic Blue/ Girlfriend's
	1996 A6q / Volcano / Dads Car
   *****1985 5kt / PARTING OUT!

On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Ti Kan wrote:

> Todd Phenneger writes:
> > 	1) Fuel.  I have fuel, but I have to much.  when I turn key to ON
> > position, FP jsut stays on.  I'm suspecting a Bad Check Valve or something
> > leaking pressure off.  This with the assumption that the FP turns off when
> > a certain FP is reached.  I guess that pressure is not being reached.  
> 
> Sounds like either a bad (sticking) fuel pump relay or faulty wiring
> in the related ircuit.  The FP relay may click on momentarily to
> activate the fuel pump when you turn the key to "on" (to pressurize the
> system), but won't stay on unless it is getting ignition pulse
> signals from the ignition coil (early non turbo cars) or the ECU,
> which signifies that the engine is actually running.
> 
> It has nothing to do with fuel pressures.  The fuel pump always
> delivers too much fuel by design, and the fuel distributor has a
> pressure regulator that feeds excess fuel back to the tank via
> a return line.
> 
> -Ti
> 96 A4 2.8 quattro
> 84 5000S 2.1 turbo
> 80 4000 2.0
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