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Fuel pump relay 200 1992

I revisited this problem of no start and the relay.
I heeded Lucid's advice, took out #4 & #6 fuses, cleaned contacts, put new fuses back, jumped 4&6 and no start.
I removed the relay that I thought was bad and I tried my hand at soldering.

The were no obvious breaks in the solder, but I remember one of Art's posts where he said it was real hard to see the breaken joint, so I touched up all the connections being careful not to have any contact between adjacent spots.

Plugged it back in, and it started.

I am happy it starts but confused as to why it did not start when I jumped 4 & 6.
Coincidence? Is there something else at play here?

Will try to start later tonight. It is raining here and I am a driveway tinkerer with no garage.

Thanks for any illumination on my puzzlement.
I'm still getting another relay for a spare.
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Happy Motoring! 93' 244 past cars "74 140, '75 140, '86 240, '87 240 wagon, '02 S60.








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Fuel pump relay 200 1992

"I am happy it starts but confused as to why it did not start when I jumped 4 & 6.
Coincidence? Is there something else at play here?"


It may have been something to do with how you jumpered 4 to 6. I always recommend jumping the LEFT side (fuse input) terminals, to eliminate the possibility of a bad fuse or contact interrupting the current being jumpered.

Fuse 6 is just a source of voltage. When that voltage is applied to fuse 4 LEFT side, it goes in two directions:
a) Thru fuse 4 TO the tank pump.
b) Directly TO the main pump (via a connection under the back seat).


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Bruce Young, '93 940-NA (current), 240s (one V8), 140s, 122s, since '63.








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Fuel pump relay 200 1992

I jumpered the left side.
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Happy Motoring! 93' 244 past cars "74 140, '75 140, '86 240, '87 240 wagon, '02 S60.








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Fuel pump relay 200 1992

In the '92, fuse 6 is also part of the fuel injection power circuit. It provides power to the fuel and ignition computers, as well as the fuel pump relay. Possibly fuse 6 was dislodged a bit while doing the jumper test, which might allow the pumps to run, but no power to the computers. I know you said the fuse panel was unusually clean on this car, so I understand why this might not seem like a plausible explanation.
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Art Benstein near Baltimore

Why do we leave cars worth thousands in our driveways and put our useless junk in the garage.








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Fuel pump relay 200 1992

I'll take that and obsess no more.

Thanks Lucid and Art for the attention.
On to the other issues that this addition brought with itself.
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Happy Motoring! 93' 244 past cars "74 140, '75 140, '86 240, '87 240 wagon, '02 S60.







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