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Old Mar 18, 2018 | 08:11 PM
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7.5l trouble code 542
Hey there,

I got this '94 7.5l with a KOEO 542 code.

Truck cranks but won't start. Fuel pump doest activate when key is turned on. I checked relay, inertia switch and tank selector and they all seem to have power.

Where do I go from here?
 
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Old Mar 18, 2018 | 09:30 PM
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Short pin #2 to pin #6 and see if the selected pump runs with the key is in the run position.

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But the 542 code most of the time turns out to be a bad fuel pump.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2018 | 06:38 PM
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Jumped 2-6 with key on. No power to pump. Probably bad pump
 
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Old Mar 21, 2018 | 06:48 PM
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Another thing. If I turn the key off and on a bunch sometimes it kicks power to pump and runs fine then I turn it off and nothing.
 
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That would be like starting the fuel pump by hitting the bottom of the fuel tank with a rubber hammer.
Starts it sometimes.
 
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Old Mar 23, 2018 | 05:51 PM
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My truck has two tanks. Will a after the axle fuel pump work for both tanks?
 
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New fuel pump. Still get a 542 code
 
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Dose the PCM Power relay click each time the key is turned on?

Then if it does click while doing post #2 above does the fuel pump relay click each time pin #2 is shored to pin #6 with the key on?
If no does the fuel pump relay click each time pin #6 is ground to the engine with the key on?
 
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Relay clicks when pin #6 is ground to engine and when jumped to pin #2
 
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Swap the horn relay with the fuel pump relay and see what happens.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2018 | 06:28 PM
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Nothing...

p.s. I connected a test light from engine to negative terminal of batter after removing cable connection and with key off and out the test light is lit.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2018 | 06:30 PM
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Sorry door was open when light was on. Now with doors shut key on. No negative cable to battery light is on
 
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More than likely that is normal.
You have the computer keep alive memory and the radio memory for two items for that path when doing that.
 
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Oh ok. Hmm...
 
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