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PostPosted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 9:57 am
Just in case the fuel rail fittings are corroded shut (not uncommon), you can also make up a fuel drain hose that can be hose clamped to the fuel filter outlet side and dropped into the gas can.

To activate the pump on a GEN2 without a separate pump switch, use a small piece of safety wire (or any un-insulated .032 wire) to make small shunt that can jump between the two fuel pump relay plug female sides that complete the fuel pump circuit.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 12:27 pm
Bob Devol wrote:...

To activate the pump on a GEN2 without a separate pump switch, use a small piece of safety wire (or any un-insulated .032 wire) to make small shunt that can jump between the two fuel pump relay plug female sides that complete the fuel pump circuit.


It can be done w/o messing with the relay using the diagnostic port. Don't have the info here with me, maybe someone else does?
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 12:34 pm
This was the old wiring jumper info from our old friend, Steve Fenske, but the site is no more :(

http://www.specparts.com/fuel-pump-activation

Perhaps someone has it they can repost here?
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 2:27 pm
I thought it was from Mike Davies on fuel pump testing. One of the wires from the 4 or 5 pin connector for computer code reading that is by ECU. Grounded out one of those wires and fuel pump would run. :?:

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 2016 10:20 am
You can also run a wire from the positive lead on the fuel pump up to an insulated quick connect near the master switch. I then kept a one foot piece of wire in my tool box (with a mating insulated quick connect on one end and an alligator clip on the other end) which I would hook up to the master switch to run the fuel pump.

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 2016 3:33 pm
IIRC, the grey with pink wire is the ground, jumper that one with the one next to it, on the end of the plug(black?).
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 2016 10:12 pm
That sounds very familiar Dave. Can someone confirm those two wires?
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:58 pm
Mike D.'s doc on Fuel System Performance is here (see page 5): http://media.wix.com/ugd/65a1e1_be9bc8b ... 6d2bd5.pdf
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