Racetronics hotwire install without dropping tank?
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Racetronics hotwire install without dropping tank? Is it possible to install the racetronics hotwire kit without dropping the tank?
I don't see how to get the connectors for on top of the tank up there.I tried
pushing a piece of wire down from the top and can't even get that to come out
the bottom so I can fish the wires up.Hope someone has a trick for this that
I haven't thought of yet.I'm about ready to get the dynamite out and make some clearance '
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Mark
I don't see how to get the connectors for on top of the tank up there.I tried
pushing a piece of wire down from the top and can't even get that to come out
the bottom so I can fish the wires up.Hope someone has a trick for this that
I haven't thought of yet.I'm about ready to get the dynamite out and make some clearance '
TIA
Mark
http://www.geocities.com/formulapower2/fuelpump.html
you may try this, works for me
good luck be sure and losen the staps on tank first to allow the tank to lower about 1/2 in so as not to cut any thing
just my 0.02'
you may try this, works for me
good luck be sure and losen the staps on tank first to allow the tank to lower about 1/2 in so as not to cut any thing
just my 0.02'
No way of installing wire harness without either dropping the tank or cutting the fuel door.
Tank doesn't have to be completely dropped - you can get away with just unbolting tank straps and pulling tank down in front as far as possible.
Usually the wire harness is replaced when putting in a new pump - which would mean you either had to drop the tank or cut the door...
Tank doesn't have to be completely dropped - you can get away with just unbolting tank straps and pulling tank down in front as far as possible.
Usually the wire harness is replaced when putting in a new pump - which would mean you either had to drop the tank or cut the door...
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I have a trap door already I just can't see a way to get the conectors that go to the fuel pump up from the bottom . The way my exhaust is configured makes it a real bitch to remove and drop the tank. The racetronics fuel pump is installed and functioning now
I want to properly feed it .
I want to properly feed it .
Last edited by z-ya; Oct 10, 2007 at 12:54 PM. Reason: spelling
Here's a quote from a similar thread where I posted an answer to same problem:
This thread also describes a way used by one member to run the wires up front thru the INSIDE of he car:
http://https://ls1tech.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=766056
Good that you cut the access panel as you will need to get back in there again to attach all the wiring. No access panel would mean you would have had to drop the tank again
The short harness will plug onto the appropriate connectors on the top of your fuel bucket (connectors are different so there is no chance of mixing them up), then your stock wiring that originally plugged into fuel bucket will plug into the appropriate connectors on other end of short harness (again, no chance of mix-up).
You will then have to get the end of the long harness that plugs into the short jumper harness you just installed, up to the top of the tank area at the fuel bucket. It is possible to use a coat hanger. Straighten out the hanger first, then from the top of the tank - push the hanger thru your access door and down between the front of the tank and the body of the car. Once hanger comes out below the tank under the car, tape the appropriate end of the long harness to the hanger, then pull the wires up thru. Be very careful as you pull the connector over the top edge of the tank as the space is very tight. You will then be able to pull the wires till the long harness connector can plug into the short harness.
I then mounted both the relay and Ground underneath an existing bolt that hold the factory brake line bracket in front of rear end on DS. Make sure you grind the paint off body of car underneath bolt/bracket, and clean up/sand both bracket and under bolt head to ensure good contact for ground. Then run the rest of the long harness up to front of car to alternator.
The short harness will plug onto the appropriate connectors on the top of your fuel bucket (connectors are different so there is no chance of mixing them up), then your stock wiring that originally plugged into fuel bucket will plug into the appropriate connectors on other end of short harness (again, no chance of mix-up).
You will then have to get the end of the long harness that plugs into the short jumper harness you just installed, up to the top of the tank area at the fuel bucket. It is possible to use a coat hanger. Straighten out the hanger first, then from the top of the tank - push the hanger thru your access door and down between the front of the tank and the body of the car. Once hanger comes out below the tank under the car, tape the appropriate end of the long harness to the hanger, then pull the wires up thru. Be very careful as you pull the connector over the top edge of the tank as the space is very tight. You will then be able to pull the wires till the long harness connector can plug into the short harness.
I then mounted both the relay and Ground underneath an existing bolt that hold the factory brake line bracket in front of rear end on DS. Make sure you grind the paint off body of car underneath bolt/bracket, and clean up/sand both bracket and under bolt head to ensure good contact for ground. Then run the rest of the long harness up to front of car to alternator.
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Good deal it can be done I was useing a 12ga wire and it was not stiff enough to get it
to come out the bottom. The rest of the wireing is cake, I was just having a problem getting the connector to the top of the tank.
to come out the bottom. The rest of the wireing is cake, I was just having a problem getting the connector to the top of the tank.
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Verdad Gallardo I cut a trap door and fed a long wire between the tank and the body. I taped the hotwire connector to the wire and pulled it up through the top through the widest spot I could see. it worked.
