Re: [T2] fi to carbs on 78 2.0l??

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On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Karl wrote:

> I am at a loss for words for this reply......
> Do you know what the E in EFI stands for?
> Electronic Fuel Injection.
> Without the double relay and the engine harness, EFI will not run. They are as
> much a part of EFI as a camshaft is to an engine.

true, but you need a double relay to run an electric fuel pump, since
there is no place to put a manual fuel pump on a 2L engine so it is not a
part that can be eliminated.

the double relay is not part of the EFI but the switch that turns it on,
in other words it is no more electronic than the headlight switch

Bob

> 
> 
> > > >.....lots of bad
> > > > memories and what have I realized?  I have NEVER had the K-jetronic fuel
> > > > injection on any of my VW's ever bring me to a halt.
> > >
> > > In the past 7 years I have had two EFI failures that brought me to a halt.
> 1st
> >
> > neither one was a FI problem both were electrical
> >
> > > one was a double relay that gave up. 2nd happened on the way to Jerome 2
> weeks
> >
> > a double relay is still needed in a carb engine (fuel pump shut off if
> > engine stops)
> >
> > > ago = lost injector power because of the harness failure. I did not cut the
> >
> > wiring harness failure will shut down any engine, just happened to be the
> > wire to the injectors
> 
> 
> 

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