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Old 06-22-2015, 12:31 PM
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Default fuel pump electrical supply, 1984 T-Type

Due to failure of the fuel pump and rust issues on my 1984 T-Type, I replaced several parts of the fuel system:
gas tank
straps
pump
sock
rubber fuel lines between the tank lines and the body lines
metal fuel line that runs from above the rear axle to the bottom of the fuel filter
fuel filter.

The new fuel pump is not working. With the key on, I do not hear the pump turn on. Maybe the wiring went bad.

The wiring diagram that I found does not agree with the wiring going to the tank. I need help identifying which voltage should be on which line. There is a 3-pin connector near the rear bumper, connecting to the fuel sender assembly in the tank. tan/white, red (or pink?) and black.

A few questions:
Someone please tell me which wire carries the power to the pump.
This wire should have battery voltage for a few seconds after the key is on, right?
What is the lowest voltage acceptable coming to the pump wire to still operate the pump?
Does the pump get ground through the black wire? It must be, since there is no metal to metal contact from tank to body.

Is it safe to temporarily connect 12V and common on the pump wiring to a power source while it is installed in the tank in the car? I would wire it directly to the car battery, or to a spare battery not connected to the car electrical system. I would apply full battery voltage to the pump.

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Default Re: fuel pump electrical supply, 1984 T-Type

The black wire is ground.
The pink wire is a resistance signal from the level sender.
The Tan/white wire is to supply 12v to the pump.
It wont hurt to do what you want to to test it. Just DON'T hit the pink wire with 12v.
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Default Re: fuel pump electrical supply, 1984 T-Type

digging around in an old service manual for 1984 CCC (V6 turbo)...

It appears that the TAN or TAN/WHITE wire (connector 209 circuit 120) powers the pump. I'll the bet the other wires are ground and sender signal.

BLACK is ground.

I'll be there's RED wire for sender signal.
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Default Re: fuel pump electrical supply, 1984 T-Type

I got home from work and connected a lawnmower battery to the tan and black terminals. The pump ran. So I guess I have bad body wiring or a bad fuel pump relay.

Now another problem appeared. When the fuel pump pressurized the lines, some fuel leaked from the top of the tank. The fluid that came out was dark. The tank hissed even after the power to the pump was removed.

There is one new line from the tank up to the filter, and a new filter. It's hard to believe any fuel was in the rest of the system for 6+ years.

The engine did not fire up. It sputtered like it was starved for fuel. I didn't check fuel pressure.

All this is making me think I crossed up the pressure and return lines above the tank. If that was the case, I'm thinking the pressure line would see the wrong side of the regulator and the pressure would have nowhere to go. The line would have excessive pressure and find its way out somewhere.

Am I on the right track?
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Old 06-23-2015, 11:44 AM
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Default Re: fuel pump electrical supply, 1984 T-Type

That sounds reasonable ... if you were pushing pressurized fuel up the return line, that'd do some strange stuff ... I would think that the pump would dead head against the regulator.

Put a pressure gauge on it as a quick check ... or undo the lines from the tank one at a time (into a bucket) and verify routing.
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Default Re: fuel pump electrical supply, 1984 T-Type

I checked out the lines and found that they are not crossed. The pump outlet line runs to the inlet of the fuel filter. I have a rubber fuel line piece under the frame halfway to the fuel filter and it is flowing OK up to that point.

If there was a restriction or blockage in the fuel return line, so that no fuel returned to the tank, I think the line would be at high pressure. But so high that fuel would leak at the rubber lines?
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A gauge attached to the fuel rail test port shows about 9 PSI. It takes 1 to 2 seconds to climb from 0 to 9 PSI. This is with the fuel pump powered from a lawnmower battery. The battery voltage measures 12.6V.

With the fuel feed line disconnected half way to the front, the fuel flow into a can looked light (i.e. not 40 PSI).

It's a brand new fuel pump.

Nothing comes out the return line. The fuel tank is hissing after the pump is off, and fuel is trickling down the side of the tank.
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