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Emptying petrol from a Fiat Punto Mk2
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GB
Oct 18, 2012, 8:49:24 AM10/18/12
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My Punto is off to the knackers soon. Unfortunately, it has Ł50 worth of
petrol in it that I very much want to empty out.
I have disconnected the fuel inlet pipe from the fuel injection, and I
expected that it would be a simple matter of turning the ignition on,
the petrol pump would operate, and my petrol can would be filled.
Unfortunately, the petrol pump is not operating. I expect that there is
something clever in the EMU to stop this.
I wondered whether I should run a cable to the petrol pump (helpfully
situated under the rear seat)? There are four wires into the unit. Two
thin ones are probably for the fuel level sensor. The two thicker ones
probably operate the pump.
1. Any comments on this please? Riskiness, precautions, etc.
2. Anybody have access to a wiring chart and can confirm which colours
the two wires to the pump are, and which one is positive?
Thanks.
petrol in it that I very much want to empty out.
I have disconnected the fuel inlet pipe from the fuel injection, and I
expected that it would be a simple matter of turning the ignition on,
the petrol pump would operate, and my petrol can would be filled.
Unfortunately, the petrol pump is not operating. I expect that there is
something clever in the EMU to stop this.
I wondered whether I should run a cable to the petrol pump (helpfully
situated under the rear seat)? There are four wires into the unit. Two
thin ones are probably for the fuel level sensor. The two thicker ones
probably operate the pump.
1. Any comments on this please? Riskiness, precautions, etc.
2. Anybody have access to a wiring chart and can confirm which colours
the two wires to the pump are, and which one is positive?
Thanks.
Mrcheerful
Oct 18, 2012, 9:34:18 AM10/18/12
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GB wrote:
> My Punto is off to the knackers soon. Unfortunately, it has £50 worth
The fuel pump wires will
be one with a stripe for power (brown/white) and black for earth (which will
be connected already through the collision cut out switch) or you can pull
the fuel pump relay and bridge terminals 4 and 8
> My Punto is off to the knackers soon. Unfortunately, it has £50 worth
be one with a stripe for power (brown/white) and black for earth (which will
be connected already through the collision cut out switch) or you can pull
the fuel pump relay and bridge terminals 4 and 8
Mr Pounder
Oct 18, 2012, 10:27:20 AM10/18/12
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"Mrcheerful" <g.odon...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> GB wrote:
>> My Punto is off to the knackers soon. Unfortunately, it has Ł50 worth
>
>
Chris Whelan
Oct 18, 2012, 11:20:47 AM10/18/12
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On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:27:20 +0100, Mr Pounder wrote:
[...]
> No drain plug?
On a petrol tank? Not since the 1950's...
Chris
--
Remove prejudice to reply.
[...]
> No drain plug?
On a petrol tank? Not since the 1950's...
Chris
--
Remove prejudice to reply.
Mr Pounder
Oct 18, 2012, 11:43:12 AM10/18/12
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"Chris Whelan" <cawh...@prejudicentlworld.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:27:20 +0100, Mr Pounder wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>> No drain plug?
>
> On a petrol tank? Not since the 1950's...
>
> Chris
Wrong.
>
> [...]
>
>> No drain plug?
>
> On a petrol tank? Not since the 1950's...
>
> Chris
When I did my European tour in 1977, most of the cars I stole petrol from
had a drain plug on the tank.
Chris Whelan
Oct 18, 2012, 1:33:00 PM10/18/12
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Peter Hill
Oct 18, 2012, 1:53:36 PM10/18/12
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On 18/10/2012 16:20, Chris Whelan wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:27:20 +0100, Mr Pounder wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>> No drain plug?
>
> On a petrol tank? Not since the 1950's...
>
> Chris
Nissan had them till 1991.
> On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:27:20 +0100, Mr Pounder wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>> No drain plug?
>
> On a petrol tank? Not since the 1950's...
>
> Chris
--
Peter Hill
replace nospam with domain host name to reply
GB
Oct 18, 2012, 7:12:23 PM10/18/12
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On 18/10/2012 14:34, Mrcheerful wrote:
> GB wrote:
>> My Punto is off to the knackers soon. Unfortunately, it has Ł50 worth
> GB wrote:
Duncan Wood
Oct 20, 2012, 3:46:28 AM10/20/12
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Duncan Wood
Oct 20, 2012, 3:48:58 AM10/20/12
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On Sat, 20 Oct 2012 08:46:28 +0100, Duncan Wood <nnt...@dmx512.co.uk>
meant
wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:33:00 +0100, Chris Whelan
> <cawh...@prejudicentlworld.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:43:12 +0100, Mr Pounder wrote:
>>
>>> "Chris Whelan" <cawh...@prejudicentlworld.com> wrote in message
>>> news:j7Vfs.311555$hg4.2...@fx04.am4...
>>>> On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:27:20 +0100, Mr Pounder wrote:
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>>> No drain plug?
>>>>
>>>> On a petrol tank? Not since the 1950's...
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>
>>> Wrong.
>>> When I did my European tour in 1977, most of the cars I stole petrol
>>> from had a drain plug on the tank.
>>
>> And how many of them were Mk2 Puntos?
>>
>> Chris
>>
>
> About as many as usefull posts by the OP.
Although as typos go that's quite rude to the OP, sorry, you know who I
> On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:33:00 +0100, Chris Whelan
> <cawh...@prejudicentlworld.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:43:12 +0100, Mr Pounder wrote:
>>
>>> "Chris Whelan" <cawh...@prejudicentlworld.com> wrote in message
>>> news:j7Vfs.311555$hg4.2...@fx04.am4...
>>>> On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:27:20 +0100, Mr Pounder wrote:
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>>> No drain plug?
>>>>
>>>> On a petrol tank? Not since the 1950's...
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>
>>> Wrong.
>>> When I did my European tour in 1977, most of the cars I stole petrol
>>> from had a drain plug on the tank.
>>
>> And how many of them were Mk2 Puntos?
>>
>> Chris
>>
>
> About as many as usefull posts by the OP.
meant
GB
Oct 20, 2012, 2:21:48 PM10/20/12
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Re: Emptying petrol from a Fiat Punto Mk2 -- I thought I would post my
solution for posterity.
First, I removed the air cleaner from the top of the engine and
disconnected the thick Black rubber hose from the right-hand side of the
fuel injection assembly.
2nd, I lifted the rear seat and removed the round black blanking plate.
The fuel pump is underneath that. There are 2 thick wires and too
thin wires. The 2 thick ones are for the petrol pump. (I guess the 2
thin ones are for the fuel gauge.) The 2 thick ones are coloured
purple/purple with a black stripe.
3rd, I scraped some insulation off the 2 purple wires and attached the
crocodile clips from a battery charger. This powered the petrol pump,
and a stream of fuel emerged from the black rubber hose (into the fuel
can I placed there!)
Obviously, I could have just run a wire from the battery to the petrol
pump, instead. The advantage of using a battery charger is that I can
switch it on and off at the mains electricity outlet, so any spark is
well away from the petrol.
solution for posterity.
First, I removed the air cleaner from the top of the engine and
disconnected the thick Black rubber hose from the right-hand side of the
fuel injection assembly.
2nd, I lifted the rear seat and removed the round black blanking plate.
The fuel pump is underneath that. There are 2 thick wires and too
thin wires. The 2 thick ones are for the petrol pump. (I guess the 2
thin ones are for the fuel gauge.) The 2 thick ones are coloured
purple/purple with a black stripe.
3rd, I scraped some insulation off the 2 purple wires and attached the
crocodile clips from a battery charger. This powered the petrol pump,
and a stream of fuel emerged from the black rubber hose (into the fuel
can I placed there!)
Obviously, I could have just run a wire from the battery to the petrol
pump, instead. The advantage of using a battery charger is that I can
switch it on and off at the mains electricity outlet, so any spark is
well away from the petrol.
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