Bypassing fuel pump relay, dangerous?
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Old Timer
Bypassing fuel pump relay, dangerous?
A mechanic mate put a bit of cable between two main terminals - so was always on, when cable is in i have to have ignition on and running.
As soon as i turn engine off, i have to pull out the cable.
What i want to know is this dangerous, will the engine have any affect like running lean or rich? will enough fuel be getting to the engine at all times?
I have put an inline switch in, on the switch pannel so i can turn it on off withought moving down there.
This is until i get the problem sorted and buy a new relay from gsf, and try again.
Thanks for help
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Settled In
Incedently, I've done the same int the past in one my old rocco GTX and never experienced any ill side-effects, but I'd sort it asap if I was you.
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Old Timer
no problems with this so far
i let the fuel pump pressurise for about a second, based on what the normal turn on and buzz would do then fire engine up, then turn switch off when engine goes off.
so least its not that bad so far and advice for anyone with same problem if they read this in the future
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Local Hero
Mind you having said that, crashing itself has dangers….
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Local Hero
So dangerous that the AA won't bypass it if your relay goes by the roadside.
They did for me several years ago mind you it was just to get me 4 miles down the road and he insisted upon following me so he could remove the bypass when I got home. I was aware of the danger, but the only other option was him dragging my car around with one of those stupid bars :roll:
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Old Timer
well its almost sorted now anyway so cant wait.
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