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Subject:Re: ANYBODY HEARD OF THIS ONE?
From:Larry Alofs
Date:Sun, 28 Jan 2001 10:21:39 -0600

Anthony Smola wrote:

> Has anyone ever heard of the EFI relay freaking out. This one is located in
> the little black box near the coil.
> You open the box and there are 2 relays. The one on the right is for the ECU
> and fuel pump.
> I was having intermittent stumbling on my 85 westy plus ocassional no
> starts.  I swapped the two relays ( both identical) The other one is for the
> power steering by the way.  And BEHOLD problem with the intermittent
> hessitation solved and it now runs better than ever.
>
> 1) Question: Has anyone ever encountered this problem before with the relays
> ( both of mine looked new)
>
> Malibu Tony

Pardon my ignorance, but, why should the power steering need a relay?