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czechnuts Sep 11, 2013 09:05 PM

can't keep current to my fuel pump.
 
Ok I'm at a complete loss. In my 94 formula my pump and relay are new. I even got a good used sending unit. But for some reason I can't keep juice to the pump. Any ideas or a wiring diagram you would recommend? I thought for sure the issue was resolved. Could it actually be a ecu issue? Can I run a hot wire straight to it? Just jumped off my fuse block? Please help!

07kyeringt Sep 13, 2013 05:00 PM

does Pump prime when ignition on? blowing fuses?

07kyeringt Sep 13, 2013 05:01 PM

if it does prime how long before pressure is gone. Inline gauge?

czechnuts Sep 13, 2013 07:44 PM

Which fuse? I don't see one related? It's hit and miss. It'll stay running for a few then die. After I replaced the sending unit. It stayed running for a while before I shut it off. Then when I went to start it again after I buttoned everything up. It barely ran until continuously falling on it's face. Now the pump doesn't even turn on with out applied power from my power probe.

man-o-war Sep 20, 2013 08:44 PM

Every standalone system runs fused power to the pump, but you have to make sure it cuts power with key off or with engine not running (stalled, etc.)

xxtremes33 Sep 20, 2013 09:24 PM

maybe a bad relay?

sreve Sep 21, 2013 09:18 AM


Originally Posted by xxtremes33 (Post 17699368)
maybe a bad relay?

With the intermittent things you have going on taking the relay
out of the equation would be a good plan by replacing it.

The relay is attached to the dead pedal on the drivers floor board.

xxtremes33 Sep 21, 2013 09:40 AM

are you getting current to the sending unit? in my rx7 i would get current to the fuel pump connector on the outside of the sending unit. the connector inside of the tank burned up internally and it would not make a connection. so the power would stop right before the pump. this has happened to me twice after upgrading my fuel pump on 2 different cars.

xxtremes33 Sep 21, 2013 09:43 AM

oh i had to change out the internal connector that plugged into the sending unit. i have no idea if this is even feasible on these cars. both issues were on my rx7s

czechnuts Sep 29, 2013 09:02 PM

I had replaced all of this stuff. Even a different sending unit. Pump and relay are brand new. Sending unit was in better shape than in my car. When I installed it. Seemed to had worked. At one point it ran fine. Then it cut out. I applied power with my power probe and that didn't seem to do a dam thing. Which it should have I would think? best guess at this point could be a bad internal harness on the ground side or perhaps I got a bunk pump. Just sucks right now being that this is when the rain returns to the northwest. So it's been dumping like mad!

czechnuts Sep 29, 2013 09:16 PM

Oh and it does prime and shut off after a few seconds as it should. So it has to be wiring.

czechnuts Oct 2, 2013 08:03 PM

Well it turned out to be the in tank wire harness


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