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Subject:Re: Fuel Pump ??????
From:David Beierl
Date:Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:01:36 -0400

At 02:32 PM 3/23/2011, Kurt Grotz wrote:
>I am assume perhaps incorrectly that this indicates that the fuel relay is
>shot?  I did open the box above coil and had someone crank engine and it
>was making suspicious sounds in there.  I am not sure but think the relay
>is the one on the right?  Any other way to check.

The only noise the relays should make is a nice reassuring little
click.  When you turn the key on (but don't crank) the fuel relay
should click on for a couple seconds once or sometimes twice.  Any
chattering or arcing noises indicates bad ECU relay, maybe bad fuel
relay, maybe bad ignition switch.  If the fuel relay is buzzing it's
probably the ECU relay.  If the ECU relay is buzzing it's probably
the ignition switch.

Yrs,
d