Exactly why I keep mentioning it! Kevin
Woodland, Mark wrote: > Its prolly been hotwired. > Imagine a racecar on its roof/cage (nah, can't happen). > Inertia switch should kill the pump, (but its been hotwired) > Engine quits, which should kill the pump, > But as long as the ignition switch is hot, it just keeps pumping race fuel, > out of wherever the system as cracked open, > Over whatever hot or flaming bits happen to be around > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin > Redden > Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 4:00 PM > To: Brian Shorey > Cc: Richard C. Wagner; Alfa Digest; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected] > Subject: Re: [alfa] Re: Now I am Puzzled > > Definitely wrong! :-) > > Kevin > > Brian Shorey wrote: > >> Our LeMons Milano fuel pump runs as soon as the key is activated, it has >> > nothing to do with the AFM flap position. Kevin Redden insists it's wrong, > and he's probably correct, but it all works, so it's low on our priority > list. > >> bs >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Richard C. Wagner <[email protected]> >> To: Alfa Digest <[email protected]> >> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] >> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 1:20:07 PM >> Subject: [alfa] Re: Now I am Puzzled >> >> Joe asked: >> >> >> >>> Jeff, >>> >>> Are you sure that the fuel pump runs when the key is first turned >>> on? I'm not intimately familiar with Spiders, but I've never known >>> an L-Jet system to run the fuel pump unless the engine is running or >>> the key is in the Start position. >>> >>> >> And Jeff responded: >> >> >> >>>> Yes, absolutely. >>>> >>>> It will run for a second or less to pressurize the system when the key >>>> is first turned on. >>>> >>>> >> That hasn't been my experience with the L-Jetronic system on my GTV6. On my >> > car, the pump runs when the starter is energized, and when the ignition is on > and the flap of the airflow meter is opened. It never runs when the engine is > stopped and the key is simply turned to the "on" position. Based on Tess' > description, it sounds to me like her pump is running with the starter > energized, and then stopping when she releases the key. I don't have a Spider > wiring diagram here, but it might be productive to check and see if the pump > is powered by two separate, fused circuits; two separate switching circuits to > the relay (one from the starter switch, one from the ECU); and how the fuel > pump inertial switch is wired in (it could be tripped). I've heard many > times that the Spider doesn't use the massflow-based switch to turn on the > pump, and instead uses the flywheel sensors. So the sensors could also be a > culprit. > >> Tess, I'd suggest this test: have a friend connect a 12-volt test light to >> > the power terminals of the fuel pump, then have him/her watch as you crank the > engine. The light should come on with cranking and stay on until the engine > comes to a stop. If the light comes on with cranking and then goes off as > soon as the starter stops, there is a problem in some part of the circuitry > that I've mentioned. > >> Rich Wagner >> Montrose, CO, USA >> '82 GTV6 -- >> to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi >> or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] >> -- >> to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi >> or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] >> > -- > to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi > or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > This message contains confidential information intended only for the use of > the addressee(s) named above and may contain information that is legally > privileged. > If you are not the addressee, or the person responsible for delivering it to > the addressee, you are hereby notified that reading, disseminating, > distributing or copying this message is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this message by mistake, please immediately notify us by replying to > the message and delete the original message immediately thereafter. > Thank you. > > Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, > except where the sender specifies and with authority, states them to be the > views of DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC.. -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
