I just acquired a nice 1980 280zx black gold. Been sitting in a garage for about a decade. Anyway, I changed oil and battery and replaced fuel in tank. Once I turned the key on, I could hear the fuel pump whizzing away.
Came back the next day and the fuel pump doesn't spin up when ignition is in the on position. I replaced the fuel pump, which didn't help, so I reading the service manual. It looks like a simple circuit. When the ignition is on, it should activate relay 2, and then relay 1, and then pass power to the pump.
I get 0 volts at the fuel pump, so, I'm trying to check relay 1. If I have done my research correctly, it is behind the glove box to the right, 3rd relay back. Anyway, I look at the relay shown in the service manual versus the one in my car and the pins are different.
So, I decided to move on and check relay 2. Relay 2, if I understand correctly, is the 2nd relay from the front of the car, and closest to the side of the car. What's weird about this relay is the manual shows the relay being twice as big as the other relays...which isn't the case in my car. All the relays in the engine compartment are the same size/configuration, and the inhibitor relay seems to be missing (which I guess wouldn't make a difference in this situation).
Am I completely on the wrong track here? I think I find the correct relay 1, and the pins are different than the service manual so I'm not even sure how to test.
Maybe some pictures will help:
diagram relay 1:
actual relay 1:
diagram relay 2 location:
actual relay 2 location:
diagram relay 2:
actual relay 2: