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Old 07-24-2013, 09:43 PM   #173 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Funny - I never noticed the pump running when we went for a drive. Must not be horrifically loud. (FS really needs a pump too. Will get one if I turn it into a pusher.)
It's actually very quiet. However, when it reaches "turn off" pressure, the relay chatters for a second. This is because when it turns off, the pressure drops slightly so it isn't actually quite high enough, so it turns on, which turns it off, which turns it on, etc. It does it a hundred times in a second and then it's done. Over time it caused my first relay to weld shut, so I had to replace it about a month ago. An accumulator placed between the pump and vacuum switch will solve this issue.
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