my 2013 F250 was having issues with fuel gauge doing weird things (reading quarter tank 30 miles after fill-up, etc), scanner showed short in fuel level sensor. Replaced fuel pump having to drop the tank, and once everything was back together truck will not start. Cranks, but no start. Anyone else had this happen? Have checked the fuel pump fuse, and have followed procedure outlined in owners manual for resetting the fuel pump shut-off.

 

Do you hear the pump prime?

Does it run on ether?

 

No, cannot hear the pump at all, but then I couldn't hear the original one either. Yes, truck runs on ether.

 

Sometimes ya gotta get under the truck to hear the pump while someone else cycles the key to listen for it.

What prompted you to swap the fuel pump initially? What troubleshooting did you do then? What were the findings of that troubleshooting?

check pump while under the truck, if you can hear it prime, then put a gauge on the rail and see if it's building pressure.

 

Okay, symptoms resulting in fuel pump replacement: 1) fuel gauge would fluctuate wildly, one minute showing full, the next minute showing quarter tank, then showing empty, all within 20 - 30 minutes of filling tank. 2) Computer would state Miles to empty at 409 and then a few minutes later read 28 miles to empty and the low fuel warning would come on. 3) I once drove for 130 miles AFTER the computer read 0 miles to empty, and when I started the truck the next day the computer said I had 213 miles to empty without me putting in more fuel. 4) Scanner showed code for short in fuel level sending unit. 5) dealer informed me that the fuel sending unit was bad on the pump when the fuel gauge read flat empty after a full tank refill and the computer stated I had --- miles to empty. Yes, the three dashes are exactly what the computer read on the display.
So, if I have to drop the tank to pull the fuel pump to replace the sending unit, might as well replace the entire unit, which I did.
I have a professional quality Foxwell scanner. I also have a professional quality fuel pressure tester.
Not the greatest at diagnostics, though, when something like this crops up. At 75 I'm use to the old school fuel systems where the fuel pump, if electric, was mounted on the frame rail and easily accessible. Pump assembly IN the fuel tank is a royal pain.

 

It's all good chuck @ 75, we will get ya squared up. I'm 38 and I'm still best at diagnosing my dad's era trucks. Your fuel gauge problems may or may not be related to your no start issue.....ignore all that for now. It runs on ether, so focus now on what the fuel pump is doing. Check it under the truck

 

kinda hard to do that working by yourself! LOL!