we pulled the engine on the yellow beauty and found when we pulled the relay box the bottom had been raped. half the black insulation tar has been removed. it is a 1.8 fi and I am replaceing it with a 2270 with webers. do I need to keep this relay box?
my researdh says it is for the FI but I dont know if it has other functions.

Bernie

It has the voltage regulator, the fuses for the heater fan blower, the rear window defroster (if you have it), and something else...

im running webers and i kept the box....controls other stuff than FI too

peel all the tar off, and pot it with RTV black silicone.

runs the puel pump too ...

Is there a way to test it to make sure that it is working correctly?

Bernie

trial and error? , ask DD, im sure he knows, being the electrical guru

The relay board is just a board that has contacts like a pcb. Just take a a multimeter and the haynes manual and check for continuity. If your just running webers, you can delete the board and rewire for the fuel pump, heater blower and starter.

Don't forget the Tach and coil 12v is in that bunch as well.

Leave it there.

Okay leave it then. But if your really serious about taking it out, you'll have to run separate wiring for those things. Especially if it uses a relay or fuse.

Thanks for the info I will clean it up and keep it where it belongs

Bernie

You can indeed get rid of it, but you have to connect all of the wires of the various harnesses that hook up to it to each other correctly. You will also need to mount the voltage regulator correctly and hook it up into the alternator warning light circuit. And mount relays for the heater blower fan (if you have one) and for the fuel pump (strongly recommended).

Easier to keep the board.

--DD