Emergency Help Request.

[so called]

I've copied this over from the Tuscan site as there were no responses.
Hope I'm not in trouble ?

Mr Cerbera said:

Hi Y'all,
New to this page myself
BUT
Have a friend, CerbWill who is currently stuck in his 2002 Tuscan
in Tyne Cott Cemetray, Belgium with several fuses having blown out.

He thinks it may be connected with the Fuel Pump.
Tomorrow is Assumption Day across Europe and nothing is open.

Does anyone know of anybody who can throw him a hand (or at least a box of high-amp fuses ?)

Many thanks,

[GreenV8S]

I can't offer any practical help except to say that if it's blowing fuses then replacing the fuses probably won't help until the underlying fault has been fixed. If it's as hot there as it is here, he might need to check for melted wiring.

[nawarne]

I believe the chap stranded in Belgium has had multiple offers from our French/Belgian and Luxumbourgian cousins, courtesy of the Tuscan group on FaceBook..

Issue yesterday was that it was a religious feast day and most businesses were shut down.
I understand there is/was a question mark hanging over the fuel pump and/or pump relay....I reckon that either or both can be sourced in Europe fairly easily.

Nick

[Mr Cerbera]

Hi y'All,

This is the latest from Will....

Original symptoms were Fuse 35 blowing and the engine stopping.
Ignition stayed on and the car would crank but not start. When turning the ignition off and on again, the fuel pump wouldn't prime.

Fortunately, an English Tuscan owner, living in Luxembourg, who has a lot of experience, helped change the fuel pump and relay in the Bastogne War Museum car park and they then followed him to his home to check that everything was OK.

After driving for 30 mins, the car cut out again, on his driveway, with the same symptoms.
They managed to get it into his barn and checked fuel pump wiring, the general state of all earth points and ran an extra ground (following advice from Powers Performance).
As Fuse 35 is the Ignition Relay Power, they changed all the main / ignition relays on the fuseboard.
With the bonnet off and some spare fuses, they decided to run the car and try and make it fail.
It transpired that it shut off, just as the 2nd cooling fan kicked in.
After changing the fan relays as well, the car finally did something sensible.... It ran ! but when the 2nd radiator fan tried to kick in, it blew the fuse for the fan (Fuse 3 not 35) and the car kept running.
So the component ultimately responsible for blowing Fuse 35 was the 2nd radiator fan and, fortunately, their host had a spare one of those too!

The car had a good temperature test the following day, queuing for the Swiss motorway vignette in 30 degree heat and now, all is looking well.

.. Currently....

I (on behalf of Will) thank all of you for offering a hand.

Let's hope that his trip continues smoothly

PJ

[GreenV8S]

I got into the habit of carrying a standard 'TVR get-you-home' wiring kit consisting of two wires long enough to reach from anywhere on the car to anywhere else, with a male/female compound spade at each and and a set of crock clips that fit the spade. The standard automotive blade fuses are also compatible with those spades. That's enough to connect a fused supply and earth to almost anything that normally expects a 12V supply such as fuel pump, fan, coil, lights or just bypass a relay that has given up. This has been a godsend when chasing intermittent or untraceable problems on the side of a rainy road. I also carry a test lamp on spade fly leads so I can see whether a ground/supply is connected properly. These days I would add resettable fuses to the kit.

All this is readily available off the shelf, and the important parts can be bought at any filling station with a shop.