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Quiet-Pete
20-11-2011, 19:23
alright guys just woundering if the 5's pump primes??

nice one
Tony Walker
20-11-2011, 20:15
mine used to.... doesnt anymore :S lol i dont know if a std 5 does tho, cant remember.
Scoff
20-11-2011, 20:45
Not when you turn the key on, but the pump should start running as soon as you start to crank.
Quiet-Pete
20-11-2011, 21:43
i thought mine did but dosent any more, although i might be getting confused maby with my old car, i was just think about maby plummin up a live switch to the fuel pump, so i can give it a little blast to help with hot starts and what-not
Brigsy
21-11-2011, 08:46
I used to have my fuel pump running on a switched live, it made no difference to hot starts mate :)
Quiet-Pete
21-11-2011, 14:24
no way, any reason why mine may have stopped priming :scratch:

thanks guys
Markey Mark (BD)
21-11-2011, 15:45
no way, any reason why mine may have stopped priming :scratch:

thanks guys

They don't prime from standard so not too sure why yours would mate unless the fuel pump relay has been sticking.
You only hear pump turn on a few seconds after the engine cranks over, reason it doesn't prime is there is more than enough fuel sat in the carb bowl to get the car started plus its not injection so doesn't need the fuel pressure there to start.
Quiet-Pete
21-11-2011, 18:13
ok coool, ill leave it alone then

nice one thanks :)