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Old Sep 21, 2023 | 05:03 PM
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Fuel pump not working

Need help with a fuel pump not coming on.I did the efi carb swap on then 87 iroc everything looks good decides just to check fuel pressure so turn key to just on to hear fuel pump however I didn't hear it what am I missing.No articles mention about any rewire to make fuel pump work.Thanks

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Old Sep 21, 2023 | 05:24 PM
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Re: Fuel pump not working

A word of advice; don't be 'nobody told me' guy. Have you tried bypassing the fuel pump relay? If it works, your problem is providing a signal to the relay. If it doesn't, your problem is either power or ground to the pump.
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Old Sep 21, 2023 | 05:34 PM
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Re: Fuel pump not working

Originally Posted by Komet
A word of advice; don't be 'nobody told me' guy. Have you tried bypassing the fuel pump relay? If it works, your problem is providing a signal to the relay. If it doesn't, your problem is either power or ground to the pump.
Hey I'm not a nobody told me guy.Im just a guy looking for answers and red many articles about the swap and no issues regarding pump not working.The pump is fine worked before I did the swap.It is possible I have the 2 wires hooked up to the bat and tac wrong .Seems there was an additional red and white wire as well.I had 4 wires hooked up to original coil.
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Old Sep 21, 2023 | 06:37 PM
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Re: Fuel pump not working

Originally Posted by Komet
A word of advice; don't be 'nobody told me' guy. Have you tried bypassing the fuel pump relay? If it works, your problem is providing a signal to the relay. If it doesn't, your problem is either power or ground to the pump.
Hey I'm not a nobody told me guy.Im just a guy looking for answers and red many articles about the swap and no issues regarding pump not working.The pump is fine worked before I did the swap.It is possible I have the 2 wires hooked up to the bat and tac wrong .Seems there was an additional red and white wire as well.I had 4 wires hooked up to original coil.
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Old Sep 22, 2023 | 07:31 AM
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Re: Fuel pump not working

Same old story. Car owner can't figure out his EFI, claims carb swap is easy, is advised against it, does it anyway, incurs new problems with his carb setup and comes back for more advice which he also ignores.

This car will be sitting in a junk yard getting picked for parts within the next 5 years.
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Old Sep 22, 2023 | 08:00 AM
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Re: Fuel pump not working

Originally Posted by Aaron R.
Same old story. Car owner can't figure out his EFI, claims carb swap is easy, is advised against it, does it anyway, incurs new problems with his carb setup and comes back for more advice which he also ignores.

This car will be sitting in a junk yard getting picked for parts within the next 5 years.
lmao arent you a ray of sunshine.I stopped working on these cars when i was a teen .Now that i bought one sorry if i need some input.Most of the how to info on this board is great yet there is always a few points to miss.
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