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Ready to do duralift install (40222) wanting to know little bout the wiring side of it... I see ppl use relays and silinoids but I was wondering. If a inline fuse will be enough and what size I'm new to wiring stuff what Guage of wire also thanks for your helps
Where the P O got power from for the pos pump i think thats part of the windshield motor?? I know it get 12v when key is turned to accessory so wondeeing if i can use this and throw in a inline fuse 30 to 40 amp and just run the negative to the frame Where the P O placed the old pump
Lol its all jerried together looks like... I always have to let the pos pump run for like 3 minutes on the first start of the day DONT WASTE MONEY ON **** lol I didn't but the PO did lol learn from other owners mistakes
I wouldn't use the PO's wiring. Who knows how F'ed up that is, if it's running a relay from the windshield wiper circuit.
Run your own stuff. I've been running a duralift e-pump for years now. IIRC, I didn't run a relay. I think it only draws something like 5 amps or less. With something this minor, you can run 14-18 gauge wire no problem. Just run an inline fuse housing from the positive battery terminal, and wire it up to a switch on your dash. Then from the outlet side of the switch, run a wire to the positive wire of the e-pump. Then run a ground wire from the neg terminal on the e-pump to the frame or body.
It's pretty simple. (A friend of mine wires his stuff differently, but I don't like it. I'll put it here if you want, but I never do it this way. He likes it because it shortens the require wiring. Step 1: put an inline fuse on the positive terminal, and wire it to the positive on the e-pump. 2: Wire from the neg on the e-pump to your switch on the dash. 3: Put a short wire from the output of the switch to the dash ground screw. It does result in less wiring, but something seems fishy to me having the e-pump always hot. If the switch wire grounds out, the e-pump will just keep running forever.)
I did mine about opposite of above. Tapped into a fuse spot that's hot with key on under the dash, to a switch, to pump and pump ground to frame. My pump is just behind the cab on the frame so this is by far the shortest route for me.