EFI / Fuel Injection cut off switch mystery solved!

[harpon]

So I've been hrearing about this "cut-off" switch- which for various nebuoulsy described reason "pops off" and shuts down the EFI electrical circuit-

When I had some early starting problems when I got the new '91 home a couple of weeks back-

I went in search of it-

I could find no plastic door panel for it in the trim behind the drivers door as it was described-
It's pictured in the Hayne's manual behind a little plastic trap door under the rear window.
wrong.

there was an indentation with something round I could feel under it- couldn't tell if it was "popped" or not-

WASN'T IT ANYWAY.

Found it today BURIED under stuff- a potential MAJOR HASSLE!

I always lose my back seats- live alone and don't need- all that weight!

Today I was taking the back radio speaker panels off- no speakers anyway, and the rear belts-
A MACE! Two MACES! Big heavy bolts and dOUBLE metal bolt bracket at the bottom-

selling gasoline! Stoning Fill-ups!

All standing worthless in front of access to strut tops

THERE AND BEHOLD, behind the rear plastic- right over the strut top-

THERE IT IS- The CUT OFF SWITCH
see attachment

anyway- unplugged it to see if car runs without it connected- NO.
but there it is- three wire connector-

one is the ground I guess-

take two of those wires and splice them twogether and I guess you can lose the whole piece of poo!
Don't pay some hack for a new "used" one if it fails-
ELIMINATE IT!

Not gonna mess it yet here- the back plastic is not going back on so it's in plain view- and instant access and sight line to tailights.


The other thing I tried yesterday was to mount a tire with just a lug wrench and screwdriver-

the one bead was incredibly easy, and I'd watched several youtubes of people doing it-done it on countless bicycle tire for 50 years-

The first bead went on so easily I thought it wouldn't be too bad-
but the next bead proved VERY tight
In full sweat I gave up after twenty minutes or so-

oh well- gotta have the tires balanced anyway- so I might as well as let the pros with the right tools do it-
Bought two new tires for the front- the backs are VERY good-
and a new used wheel for one, while the other fairly good front to be a full sized spare now
I'd painted the spare wheel- but somebody had driven the tire for some time and some outer wear on that- a full sized will be better-
and I think it will fit down in the well too!

[Eaglefreek]

That's a safety feature in case you get in a bad accident, it shuts off the fuel pump so it doesn't feed a fire. I wouldn't advise anyone to eliminate it.

[harpon]

Pretty bad accident if you can't turn off the key-

something about the way it was hidden- and BEHIND a whole lot of other stuff-
stuff DIFFICULT to remove even

If it failed on the road, you'd be up sheet creek, Safety Nuns.
Anyway, just something else to wonder about if the car doesn't start.


I may not mess with it now because it's in plain view-
but if it screws up
I'd NEVER pay someone to ship it or strip it-

Safety Dance-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pOq4hyoX9g

[harpon]

Stuff I eliminated from my Festiva today-









Joins the backseat and other stuff- very weighty and in way stuff at the bottom of dash area!

Also seat covers on- two for $13 on ebay/