fuel pump wiring

[dogwood]

few days ago I was asking the location of the fuel pump on my donor Sierra.
Well I found it.....:rolleyes:
It was under the spare wheel well.

Statement.......I hate bl@@dy wiring....:mad:
Question.....The pump is huge...( Hang on that's a statement as well :rolleyes: )
The wire supplying it seems to be quite heavy.
I am using 10 core trailer wire to the back of the car, which is only about .75mm.
Can I use 2 of these thin wires to power it, or don't it work like that.

Second, not really a lecky question.
But does the pump have to lay on it's side, or can It be stood upright?
I know it needs to go near the tank, but just cant find a suitable location on its side.



Cheers

[Bonzo]

Hi David

I know my way about auto elictrcal systems but I am in no way an electrical theory whizz kid.

I would imagine that you could use two strands of wire.
Personally though I would prefer to go through the hassle of feeding a new, heavy gauge wire from the bulkhead & make use of a decent relay. :)

Most external electric pumps I have seen have been laying flat, that said all of the in-tank pumps I have seen are upright :confused:
Probably both work in different ways.

Hopefully someone will come up with decent answer to your questions mate.

Probably, I been as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike on this one :D :o

[AshG]

dave you can join two but keep in mind if one fails thats a lot of current going down one bit of wire.

does the pump have any info on it. we can look it up and get the specs and go from there.

what 10 core wire are you using? if its the vwp stuff then the white core is thicker than all the others and can take 25amps and the rest are 16 amps.

25 amps will be more than enough for a fuel pump as that would equate to a 300watt motor.

[AshG]

just looked it up 14 amps absolute max.

if you have the vwp 10 core then stick it on the white wire and put a 20amp fuse on it.

if you dont have the vwp 10 core then we need to look up the specs and work out if you need 2 wires.

[dogwood]

Hi Guys.
Sorry I didn't get strait back.
Just talking to our Jill, God that woman can talk.....:rolleyes:

Ronnie, thanks....I think....:o
Yes I will be putting it on a relay anyway.

Ash, Yes it's VWP 10 core.
I had forgotten the earth was a heavier wire.
That should more than cover it.

Cheers

[Bonzo]

There you go, problem mostly sorted :)

Where would we be without Ash :) :)

Hey Ash, have you had the date for your IVA yet ? & are you ready ?

[AshG]

well i have requested the 19th of this month hopefully i will get it. as for being ready..... i will never be ready hopefully the car will be done though. i have got about 3-4 little jobs to do before the test. i have got dogwood coming round prior to the test hopefully he can point out any booo booo's. i would love a first time pass but i doubt i will get one.

[dogwood]

Come on Ash...Positive thinking hu!!!
It WILL past first time.:D

If it don't, It won't be for the not of trying..:eek:
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[twinturbo]

What car was the pump fitted to??

TT

[dogwood]

What car was the pump fitted to??

TT

Sierra 2.0efi.

Why?

[twinturbo]

Pinto or DOHC..

TT

[twinturbo]

You said in your other post it was a 1990 car.

All 1988 and some early 89 cars onwards should have an internal pump with the exception of the cosworth.. I wonder why your doner had an incorrect pump and what it is actualy fitted with???

TT

[dogwood]

It's a Pinto.

I think if I remember correctly
(It's been a while since I looked at the logbook)
It was registered mid 1990.
The engine number relates to Jan 1990....

I know it's a Bosh pump, but dont know off hand the number.

[twinturbo]

Strange, the pinto was replaced in early 89.

TT

[dogwood]

Just double checked.

It's a G reg. Reg March 1990.
But the engine is a Jan 1989 serial number KJ.
So probably one of those cars left in Ford's carpark over in Tilbury
Seems you are probably dead right..Last of the Pintos

[baz-r]

the pump should be mounted in its orignal aspect as on the orignal car idealy but as long as you mount it as low as possible to the hight of the pickup in the tank inlet to the bottom . inertnal pumps are mounted upright due to the pickup strainer siting on the bottom of the tank.
as for the cable i would run a single cable of simular size (2.5 mm would be fine) you dont want voltage or the eletric leaking out as smoke :rolleyes:

when i build my chassis im thinking of running a length of copex down the trans tunnel to get all the cables in so its possible to draw a new cable in :D