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I got my 1980 rx7 to keep miles off of my 82 and I got it running just fine and now this happens. When you turn the car on to accs on the ignition, you hear the fuel pump working but as soon as you put on the brake, the fuel pump shuts off. When you let go of the brake, the fuel pump comes back on. When you turn the car on, The same thing happens, but the hazard lights and the lights on the outside turn on. Keep in mind the lights are turned off. When the car is on, the same thing happens to the fuel pump. So im kinda in a bind. I was wondering what could it be, I checked the fues's and they are all fine. Thanks for the help.
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I thought I had a problem with the fuel pump too, I hot wired it and put in a switch under the steering wheel, so I could turn it on and off as a sort of ant theft device.
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I tried that, but it didnt look like they were bad. They are on the side of the fender wall right. Yea I checked the, but how do you tell if they are bad?
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Re: Major Electricle Problem
Originally posted by 82mazdarx7
but as soon as you put on the brake, the fuel pump shuts off. When you let go of the brake, the fuel pump comes back on.
but as soon as you put on the brake, the fuel pump shuts off. When you let go of the brake, the fuel pump comes back on.
A recent example:
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Hey thanks, I think if I cant find the problem, I will just rewire the fuel pump and put it on a switch inside so I wont have to worry about it.
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Speaking of such... If I put my headlights in the "flash to pass" position, where you pull it back, they go on. But, if I push foreward, and put it in the high-beam position, my headlights do not work at all.
But if i have my headlights on, and put in flash to pass, they both light up (like they should).... But still, cant get high beams to work with the switch. I took the whole steering wheel off, and the whole surround around it... Cleaned all of the contacts and the switches... and still nothing.![Frown](https://www.rx7club.com/images/smilies/frown.gif)
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But if i have my headlights on, and put in flash to pass, they both light up (like they should).... But still, cant get high beams to work with the switch. I took the whole steering wheel off, and the whole surround around it... Cleaned all of the contacts and the switches... and still nothing.
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Ideas?
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Originally posted by 82mazdarx7
Thats what it was, The ground wire for the tail lights,
Thats what it was, The ground wire for the tail lights,
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Traiko: If the high beams work in either position (push or pull) the problem has to be in the combination switch. You still have bad contacts. The voltage comes from the same source within the switch and both positions use the same wire coming out of the switch.
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Headlights
Originally posted by Traiko
Speaking of such... If I put my headlights in the "flash to pass" position, where you pull it back, they go on. But, if I push foreward, and put it in the high-beam position, my headlights do not work at all.
But if i have my headlights on, and put in flash to pass, they both light up (like they should).... But still, cant get high beams to work with the switch. I took the whole steering wheel off, and the whole surround around it... Cleaned all of the contacts and the switches... and still nothing.![Frown](https://www.rx7club.com/images/smilies/frown.gif)
Ideas?
-jason
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Speaking of such... If I put my headlights in the "flash to pass" position, where you pull it back, they go on. But, if I push foreward, and put it in the high-beam position, my headlights do not work at all.
But if i have my headlights on, and put in flash to pass, they both light up (like they should).... But still, cant get high beams to work with the switch. I took the whole steering wheel off, and the whole surround around it... Cleaned all of the contacts and the switches... and still nothing.
![Frown](https://www.rx7club.com/images/smilies/frown.gif)
Ideas?
-jason
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If I just get that whole switch assembly... whipers, lights, yadda from a junkyard, can I just plug it in to my car now? Or will there be some weird, un thoght of issues...?
Cuz I don't mind doing that, to get my beams. To get to my house, you take tons of downhill windy roads. I know the roads like the back of my hand at night, but there's lots of critters out there that I wouldn't mind staying far away from my front end. :\
Speaking of which, I ran over a mole, or mouse or something running across the road last night... He cought the new treads on my tire and flew into my wheel well. I heard him make contact. I checked it out this morning, and there's this little chunk of fuzz stuck in the back part of my well... Poor guy :~(
Cuz I don't mind doing that, to get my beams. To get to my house, you take tons of downhill windy roads. I know the roads like the back of my hand at night, but there's lots of critters out there that I wouldn't mind staying far away from my front end. :\
Speaking of which, I ran over a mole, or mouse or something running across the road last night... He cought the new treads on my tire and flew into my wheel well. I heard him make contact. I checked it out this morning, and there's this little chunk of fuzz stuck in the back part of my well... Poor guy :~(
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You don't need any sort of special puller, it's just screws, and no springs or anything to worry about. At least my buddy didn't need anything special when he pulled his 85 steering wheel off.
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nope no need for a steering wheel puller usually... ive pulled 3 from 1st gens and one needed a puller. a puller iis only 6 bucks at vatozone though so go pick one up.
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