Could fuel cutoff switch affect performance?

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Mar 31, 2004 | 05:13 PM

#11

Epoch

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Originally Posted by NorCal DC4

I was considering the option of installing a relay as a more secure means of switching a high amperage circuit w minimal resistance. The relay would be controlled by a low voltage circuit added to the car, with the switch controlling the relay hidden inside some storage compartment or under a false panel.

I'll come back to discuss this a bit more clearly in a bit, hopefully.

I see... use the relay to manage the fuel pump, and have a switch controlling the relay hidden... I shoulda done that

Mar 31, 2004 | 05:14 PM

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qtiger

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I would put the switch on the ground, not power.

Apr 2, 2004 | 06:16 AM

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pomansouth

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Originally Posted by qtiger

I would put the switch on the ground, not power.

best point of the whole day, put it on the ground side of the loop instead of the power side.

Apr 2, 2004 | 06:22 AM

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Kai

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18ga? My hair is thicker then that. :chuckles:

I would have used at least 14ga for the job, 12 or 10 would be even better. It is the fuel pump afterall, bad things happen when it doesn't work.

The easy way to test if it's bad is to just jump the wire you spliced into back together. I've made jumper wires my self for reasons like this.