i got a fuel cutoff switch installed professionally cuz i hate wires ..

when i start the car, it sounds like its struggling and just wont turn over unless i flip the switch .. so im happy w/ it ..

but i have been reading that there is residual fuel that allows the car to start and run for a few seconds .. why does this not happen to my car ?

any info is appreciated, thanks

 

On my old hatch, the car would run for maybe a second or so before dying when the the kill switch was hit.

When the car was parked, and I tried to start it with the switch engaged, however, it would not start.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by killaj12 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i got a fuel cutoff switch installed professionally cuz i hate wires ..

when i start the car, it sounds like its struggling and just wont turn over unless i flip the switch .. so im happy w/ it ..

but i have been reading that there is residual fuel that allows the car to start and run for a few seconds .. why does this not happen to my car ?

any info is appreciated, thanks</TD></TR></TABLE> There may be "residual fuel" pressure in the gas line, [gas under pressure] that is why some cars with fuel pump power kill switchs will run for a sec. or two, till pressure drops, on some cars, with problems, on the fuel return line, the pressure will drop over a period of time, and evan if nothing is wrong, the pressure will over time drop, that is why the fuel pump will "prime" the fuel line when you turn on the ign. you cqn hear it, turn on ign. you will hear the fuel pump relay "click" on and you should be able to hear the fuel pump running, 1 or 2 sec. later the relay clicks off, and the fuel pump stops running till you start the car. 94