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    Default Electric fuel pump - RA40 hatch 18RG - saftey cut

    Hi all,

    Have spent quiet a bit of time trying various relays and circuits to get some kind
    of safety cut out working on solex/18rg . so far have been unsuccessful. ( i accidentally
    blew the regulator yesterday )

    I have tried the thread below, however hatch backs don't use a oil pressure switch
    otherwise that diagram would work fine.

    http://www.toymods.net/forums/showthread.php?t=7462

    Edit:

    Thanks to everybody who sent some suggestions, I have found the LPG safety cut the
    most compatible. a schematic for wiring one up is below. I have just finished wiring it up
    and works well. And thanks to wayne for mentioning the pump check.
    Drawing was made big to be printable.

    cheers.

    http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h5...psafteycut.jpg
    Last edited by mike1980ra40; 25-01-2008 at 02:43 PM. Reason: adding schematic

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    Default Re: help needed - Electric fuel pump - RA40 hatch 18RG - saftey cut

    Use the fuel pump relay out of a VL V8 Commodore (I think .... ?) - they sense the ignition pulses and so turn on the fuel pump. Nothing else needed.
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    Default Re: help needed - Electric fuel pump - RA40 hatch 18RG - saftey cut

    Thanks for that, "the simple things in life are often the best"
    will visit wreckers in few days (while i get new regulator). once I get it sorted
    I'll put up I diagram of it. theres lots of people out there running pumps off the ignition
    with no cut out ... hopefully this'll help

    cheers.

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    Default Re: help needed - Electric fuel pump - RA40 hatch 18RG - saftey cut

    Just make sure I have the right Commode, it might be a different model.
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    Default Re: help needed - Electric fuel pump - RA40 hatch 18RG - saftey cut

    Hi i have done this mod..

    relay: use a 30amp-40amp relay
    30 - battery - 20A fuse
    85 gnd
    87 to pump
    86 ig feed (make sure its full+12v when starter motor is cranking)

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    Default Re: help needed - Electric fuel pump - RA40 hatch 18RG - saftey cut

    Thanks bluewire that was a great help, one step closer to sorting it out.

    this is what I did

    relay 1 - narva 30amp 5pin

    87 - start feed (ST1 on ig barrel) (think is 87A not specified on the relay itself)
    86 - ig feed (from ig barrel)
    87 - to pin 30 on relay 2
    85 - so far to nothing - empty pin
    30 - so far to nothing - empty pin

    relay 2 - 4 pin - as you mentioned above

    86 - to 87 on Relay 1
    86 - gnd
    30 - batt +
    87 - pump and temporary test light

    with IG on and engine not running pump is off and is test light.
    cranking engine test light comes on and pump is running
    after engine is running the test light goes out, pump not running, so i need to find a 12V
    supply only when engine is running. so perhaps tapping into one of the alternator outs
    will keep the pump running ...

    cheers

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    Default Re: help needed - Electric fuel pump - RA40 hatch 18RG - saftey cut

    Quote Originally Posted by Billzilla
    Use the fuel pump relay out of a VL V8 Commodore (I think .... ?) - they sense the ignition pulses and so turn on the fuel pump. Nothing else needed.
    The VK EFI 6 cylinder has the same relay also.

    Its called a tachometric relay (gas conversion companies may also stock them). They do cost around $100 or something brand new..so best to find one in a wrecker.

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    Default Re: help needed - Electric fuel pump - RA40 hatch 18RG - saftey cut

    I think XF falcons with efi also use them. They are like a taller version of a standard relay with 2 extra pins. Or as suggested, go to a LPG installer and get a tachometric relay.
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    Default Re: help needed - Electric fuel pump - RA40 hatch 18RG - saftey cut

    Thanks all, will be putting in the tach relay in the next few days got my hands on one
    so all looking pretty good so far.

    cheers

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    Default Re: help needed - Electric fuel pump - RA40 hatch 18RG - saftey cut

    or you wire it up so no oil pressure = no fuel pump.
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    Default Re: help needed - Electric fuel pump - RA40 hatch 18RG - saftey cut

    Just ring me....
    i've got the parts you will need...

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    Default Re: help needed - Electric fuel pump - RA40 hatch 18RG - saftey cut

    many many volvos have them.
    (tachometric relays that is)
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    Default Re: help needed - Electric fuel pump - RA40 hatch 18RG - saftey cut

    Can anyone shed some light on the pinouts of the VK tachometric relay? Some are easy and just the same as a normal relay. But there are a few extra ones I'm not sure about.

    Oh and they are very easy to find. A walk round pick-a-part netted me two. They look like a tall relay with two small extra pins in the base.

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    Default Re: Electric fuel pump - RA40 hatch 18RG - saftey cut

    hi there,
    OC - was at a wreckers today looking at volvos , looked at some 740's and gave up on
    them, i think they must make the dash then build the whole car around it, buggers to get into.

    Hen, cant help with commodore tachy relays but if your stuck, try the schematic i added
    above in the first post ....

    cheers.

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    Default Re: help needed - Electric fuel pump - RA40 hatch 18RG - saftey cut

    Quote Originally Posted by Hen
    Can anyone shed some light on the pinouts of the VK tachometric relay? Some are easy and just the same as a normal relay. But there are a few extra ones I'm not sure about.

    Oh and they are very easy to find. A walk round pick-a-part netted me two. They look like a tall relay with two small extra pins in the base.

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