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Old Oct 6, 2004 | 01:51 AM
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Question empty fuel rails and pump

Hi,

What is this for a Problem :
The fuel pump does not work,there is no fuel at the fuel filter, the pump has a voltage about 12 V but does not work.
How much fuel should i have in my rear tank to get the fuel lines fill up ?
And has the pump an internal switch ?
And something else, i can hear a "click" from a relay, is this the fuel pump relay ?

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Old Oct 6, 2004 | 09:25 AM
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If you have 12V and a good ground at the pump it should be running. Can you hear the pump running?
 
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Old Oct 6, 2004 | 03:08 PM
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hm, i´m not sure if the pump has the 12 V, because i can´t take the connector off from the rear pump, i can only test the voltage of the front pump, from the front tank. But this one does not work, too :-(
Has the pumpes a "minimum switch" ? that will shut off, if there is no fluid to pump ?
I don´t hear anything... i know how the ford pumpes normaly sounds, but at this one they don´t !
 
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Old Oct 6, 2004 | 03:58 PM
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What motor do you have? 1989 & older have an in-tank low pressure pump and a high pressure pump under the driver's seat inside the frame. 1990 & newer have the in-tank high pressure pump.

It could be the relay, the pump, or the computer. There's also a fusible link near the battery. Ask me how I know where it is.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 12:22 AM
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@ Andym

No i don´t ask, i think i can imagine
I have a in-tank high pressure pump on a ´92 ...

so i going to connect the pumps directly with the 12V and see, maybe hear, what they do, or say.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2004 | 04:34 PM
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the fuel pumps are running, i find the error, have you know that there is a "theft" indicator light on your panel ?! There is one, and this one lights up if i connect a fuel pump

BUT I have not stolen this vehicle !
Does anybody know from which signal/switch this information come ?
I replaced the instrument cluster, could be this the problem ?
 
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 12:27 PM
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Bump, maybe someone else can help
 
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Old Oct 8, 2004 | 07:23 PM
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i got it, i only removed the indicator light... !?!
But i don´t realy understand in which way this circuit should work.
 
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