safety...in - line fuel pump

Clare Snyder clsnyde at ibm.net
Sat Dec 20 00:18:48 GMT 1997


Peter Datcuk wrote:
> 
>   I do not know if GM uses an impact relay to shut off the fuel pump.  I know that Ford cars of the mid '80s had such a device.  When it received a large enough shock (being rear ended for example) it would break the circuit.  You would then have to got to it and press a button.  Perhaps you can retrofit something like that.
> 
> Pete Datcuk
> '87 4cyl 5sp parts car, 161,000 before retirement
> '87 4cyl 5sp metallic red w/wing, Konis in front
>     and sway bar in rear, helluva nice stereo
> '67 Jeep Commando, in pieces at the moment.
> 
> 
Some GMs trip the fuel pump relay with the oil pressure switch. Loose
oil pressure, and you stop.
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