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Fuel relay replacement 850

posted by  B.B. on  Thu Dec 26 20:08 CST 2013
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Hi Klaus,

Is that $50 for OEM or some chintzy after market relay?
Yes $50 isn't cheap for being proactive. My point is that some stuff dies with old age and after so many cycles, and the fuel pump relay failure may generally start with intermittent ragged operation and finally killing the fuel altogether.
The $50 becomes a bargain after the fact when your 19 year old relay dies and you
lose fuel in the passing lane on the highway in some thunderstorm. Murphy has a way of rubbing it in. It's not the same as losing power to the cigar lighter.

I'd appreciate any failed fuel pump relays, to see just what happens.
As I understand there's a fair amount of current going through those points,
perhaps over time the points become toast. Relays have a service life usually of so many cycles, and aging has additional issues.

We change timing belts and water pumps before they die, why not the fuel relay that will kill the engine when it dies. But when? how many miles/years is the
question. Does the Brickboard archives have enough fuel pump relay stories to
convince you, and how many relays get changed without a post, since it's such a
well known issue?

Bill





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