[T3] Fuel Pump Relay - 69 Fastback

[Tim Schiller]

> On Jul 11, 2021, at 10:55 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> 
> On 11 Jul 2021 at 21:48, Tim Schiller wrote:
> 
>> My 85 & 86 wires no longer have the white plastic cover on the pump relay.Is it possible to replace? 
> 
> Possibly. I'll have to see if I have one I can get to. Do your female faston lugs still have the locking tab on them?

Yes. Unlike original relay, replacement pump relay 85 & 86 pins are on opposite sides of relay requiring plastic to be cut off. All wires are locked in.
> 
>> I did not cut any wires but did ground the 85 pin. When I turn key on, pumpruns. Turn key off pump stops.
> 
> Okay, this tells you that the brain is not grounding that wire, so the relay was not being activated. Does the car start?

No
> 
> T1 is a single wire inline connector. It connects that wire from the relay to the FI wiring harness wire #19. It's a brown, translucent plastic connector bundled with the wiring harness in front of the engine, just to the left of the IAD (Intake Air Distributor.) Check there to make sure the wires are good and properly connected inside.  

 T1 connector appears to have been subjected to heat. Fuel pump side on T1 wire as it comes out of bundled wiring harness is burnt and after cutting back covering over harness wires, wire from pump was frayed and bare. Cut burned section, stripped wire and grounded, pump runs when key is on. Connected wire from pump to wire leading to brain until I can get new connector. Can I use any connector or does it need to be a similar T1?

After connecting, car started multiple times. 

> You have an early '69, which may have come with an A brain 
> 
 I have a B brain
> 
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