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Re: Fuel Pump Circuit

To: Awgertoo@aol.com
Subject: Re: Fuel Pump Circuit
From: Alan Schultz <alan@andysnet.net>
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 07:29:39 -0500
Only two things come to mind that may cause the problem:
1. Pump is defective.
2. Pump is protected against higher voltage such as occurs when the 
alternator pushes out more than 13+ volts.
Alan Schultz
67 BJ8
Watertown, WI

Awgertoo@aol.com wrote:

>
>I went to the NAPA store and bought a FACET pump.  Checked it on the bench 
>and it was fine.  
>
>3.  When I attach a test meter to the fuel pump power lead the voltage is 
>around 12 with the ignition switch on and the engine off.  On startup the 
>voltage 
>goes up to 13+ (it's an analog meter and I'm testing on a 50 volt scale so I 
>cannot get precise readings.) 




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