Hi Old Guy,
I have a couple of things to ask you as I start back on my car repair. When I hooked up the extended circuit for the fuel gauge, I chose the fuse panel on the driver side kick panel. It has a small triangular removable cover and holds fuses for SRS1 , SRS2/fuel pump, heater control/rear defroster etc. Because there was more room for the expandable circuit fuse holder, I chose the SRS1 location. When the ignition switch is on or the engine is running, the fuel pump gauge works fine but the SRS1 dashboard light is on. The light goes out if I take the temporary expandable circuit out and replace the original fuse. Instructions for the gauge say not to use a fuse location larger than 10 AMPS. Is the dashboard SRS1 light something I should be concerned about during the course of this test?
In your earlier response about taking the fuel pump relay and the fuel pump resistor out of the equation, you mentioned using a “suitable shunt.” Is that is a fused jumper wire as described in the NSX ’97-’02 electrical trouble-shooting manual?
I did find the location of the fuel pump resistor and a thread that mentioned one owner solving a similar problem with a bad or corroded connection at the fuel pump resistor connector. However, I didn’t find a thread on how to by-pass the resistor. Do I unplug the fuel pump resistor plug then jump the 2-pin female terminal (Red/Black Yellow/Black) with the fused jumper wire? The manual indicates that if it starts, replace the fuel pump resistor.
Lastly, you said that when I check for voltage to the fuel pump during the 2-3 second prime pulse, I can do a test for voltage at the fuel pump by-pass resistor plug. Is this the same plug in the prior paragraph? If not, where is it? If they are the same, I just put a volt meter on it to test for 12 Volts instead of the fuseable shunt?
Sorry to ask such basic questions. I’m trying to go slowly so I get it right.
Mark
