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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 05:23 PM
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Fuel Pump demon

I have a 1993 Ford F150 Manual Trans. 4.9 Inline 6. My fuel pump is not working (no humm when I turn ignition on). At first, if I got into the bed of the truck and jumped up and down really hard over where the fuel pump is, (really technical, I know) it would start up. Now that genius trick isn't working anymore. I pulled the code, it says 452 PCM to Ground. Could it be the connection in the wiring harness that plugs into the pump?
 
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 05:31 PM
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Yes check the wiring first before dropping the tank, measure the voltage at the connect near the tank and test the ground for continuity.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2009 | 11:19 PM
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I was able to pry off the connector to the pump without dropping the tank/pulling off the bed (i have now done both, pulling off the bed is MUCH easier). tested the voltage, which was fine. Thought about it for a minute, flipped a coin, and drank some whiskey. went and got a new pump, slapped her in there, turned the key... fired right up. Thanks for your help!!
 
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Originally Posted by rugbyguy16
I was able to pry off the connector to the pump without dropping the tank/pulling off the bed (i have now done both, pulling off the bed is MUCH easier). tested the voltage, which was fine. Thought about it for a minute, flipped a coin, and drank some whiskey. went and got a new pump, slapped her in there, turned the key... fired right up. Thanks for your help!!
LOL, must have been the whiskey! I chased fuel related gremlins on mine for months and found a bad connection at the pump, a bad pump and just to make it even more painful, I replaced some parts that weren't bad. The woes of an old truck.

Tim
 
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