Hi from
Tonga:
We continue our
circumnavigation despite the best efforts of our port
engine to leave us driving in circles. This time I think it's the
fuel pump that seems to lack the
power to pull the
fuel up -- I had the same issue on my starboard
engine, and in addition to replacing the mechanical
pump, I'm going to install an
electric pump between the primary and secondary
fuel filters to keep the fuel flowing no matter what.
Ideally, I'd be able to wire it into something that is only powered when the engine is running ... but the
Volvo D1-30 I have does not have a dedicated ignition key -- the
battery runs through the main switch to an EVC -- Electronic Vessel Control -- panel, which has on/off, start, stop, and
alarm acknowledgment buttons. I press the on/off, and that enables the start button. When I stop the engine, I also then have to press the on/off button to put the EVC back to sleep (I leave the main switch on; it's tough to access).
The
wiring harness from the EVC is six wires, and I'm loathe to break it open since I'm afraid that I'll miss something that may be embedded in the circuitry inside the EVC.
Any ideas of how to wire this
fuel pump? I would prefer not installing a stand-alone switch for it -- much prefer an approach that relies only on the existing EVC
electronics.
Many thanks to all.
/jon