

| Subject: | Re: ANSWERS!! Re: Engine electrical power requirements? |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:22:27 -0700 |
Thanks Mark. Nice to know! On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 11:46 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > Ok, on my 1987 2.1, all wbx probably similar. > > Total use by fuel injection and ignition at idle = 6.5 amps > > Measured 3 places and added them. Measured at relay sockets and in > firewall wiring box. > > Fuel pump = 2.3 amps > Coil and relay triggers = 2.2 amps (varying) > ECU and idle circuit = 2 amps > > Mark > > > > Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > >> Well that's a right kind offer and I bet the 1.9 and the 2.1 are close >> enough for my purposes. Richard A Jones sought that information a year ago >> and was unsuccessful, so this could go into the wiki, too, in case someone >> else wants to know. >> >> Fuel pump, ECU, senders, ignition ... I guess a temp sender sends current >> out to the dash gauge. Anything else electrical needed to keep the engine >> running? >> >> -- >> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott >> >> -- Beverley Anne de Villiers April 20, 1930 - July 4, 2009 Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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