Fuel pump goblins
This isn't actually a honda problem, but I hope someone here can give me
some insight into what is happening & why.
I have a 93 Nissan pickup w/ electric fuel pump in gas tank. When it works,
it works fine.. until you shut engine off. It doesn't quit when engine is
running - regardless of how long it runs - 1 mile or 50. but after turning
engine off, fuel pump may or may not run. If it doesn't, it won't work
again until it sits a day or so.
Based on the schematic, I thought the problem was with the ECU to the fuel
pump relay, so I pulled the relay & jumped the circuit. It seemed to work
fine - started it several times over next couple of days - even let it run
& get up to operating temp, shut off & restarted fine.
Then drove it about 5 mi., and it wouldn't start afterward. Still wouldn't
start 3 hrs later, but started & drove it home about 20 hrs later. Turned
off & wouldn't start.
I guess I need to replace fuel pump, but I'm baffled as to why pump works
fine and continues to run as long as engine is running. It seems like a bad
pump would quit on the road instead of only when engine is turned off.
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