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Old Feb 13, 2010 | 01:13 PM
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Looking for a source of switched power that stays on during cranking in the cabin to hook up a relay for my fuel injection. Any ideas?
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Looking for a source of switched power that stays on during cranking in the cabin to hook up a relay for my fuel injection. Any ideas?
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I assume you have a FP relay that is computer controlled, if so, take it to the main power for the injectors.....if not, then the Pink HEI power feed, or PINK under the dash near the fuse block should be what you want...there maybe even a tab on the fuse block you can push a wire in place there.....but I would not use that, in case of a wreck, you need the computer/something to turn off that high pressure fuel pump....

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Originally Posted by swoodard23
Looking for a source of switched power that stays on during cranking in the cabin to hook up a relay for my fuel injection. Any ideas?
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Purple wire at the ignition switch or neutral safety sw. will be hot during crank
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I picked up the pink wire at the fuse box coming out of the ignition terminal. Have not tested it yet but am crossing my fingers.
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Apparently my perseverance makes up for my lack of intelligence. I got it started!
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It's a good idea to put a cutoff switch in the power circuit to cut power to the pump in the event of a crash or rollover. You can get a switch out of pretty much any Ford Taurus in a junkyard. The switch is resettable in case it pops in a fender-bender. You can buy them new also for $70 or $80 but I paid $5 for one at a junkyard.



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