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Old 04-27-2003   #1 (permalink)
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Default it may be the electrical for the fuel pump but im not sure

ok well ill start off with the story:

i had to go to the store and i went and came out and the car wouldnt start. it turns over but wont start. the fuel pump doesnt switch on either. if u turn the key so the power goes on the fuel pump goes on but it wont now. we tried to bypass the emergency fuel cut off (inertia) switch but that didnt help any. my dad said its the electrical for the fuel pump and the fuse might be blown but we cant find the fuse. we tried replacing the fuel pump relay switch or something like that. its on the right front panel. my dad never had a mustang and im only 16 so i dont know much yet. but to get to the fuel pump it looks like u have to drop the gas tank. it has a fairly new fuel pump in it and were not sure if the fuel pump couldve gone bad. if u have any help with where the fuse is or what can be wrong or how to fix it, it would help alot.
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If you have no fuel and no spark then change the ignition module. Find out for sure what you dont have then re-post
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The relay switch in the right front panel is the eec power relay.
The fuel pump relay is actually under the drivers seat. Check your ignition coil before replacing the fuel pump.
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if you turn the key on and you dont hear the whining sound from the fuel pump, then its either the fuel pump itself or the relay switch.
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your in burbank il , ? maybe i can swing by and give ya a hand ?? im by midway airport
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Do you have a volt meter? Check the power with the key on back there at the inertia switch. If there is 12v at the inertia switch then check the power at the fuel pump. If there is 12v at the pump but the pump ain't spinnin' then you've got a bad pump.

Sorry but I don't know where the fuse is if there is any.
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Hey,

I just dug out my Electrical Troubleshooting manual for an 89 and here is a summary of where the fuel pump gets its power:

1. Power starts at the starter relay on the driver's side fender under that plastic cover. There should be several wires, including the Positive battery wire, meeting at one side of the starter relay. The smaller wires coming off the starter relay have fusible links and supply power to various items.

2. Power goes through two fusible links which are also under that plastic cover. One fusible link goes to the EEC power relay via a Black wire with Orange stripe. The EEC relay sends power to the inertia switch via a Red wire. The inertia switch sends power to the Fuel Pump relay via a Red wire with Black stripe.

3. The fuel pump relay gets it's power from the other fusible link via a Orange wire with Light Blue stripe. The fuel pump relay then sends power to the fuel pump via a Pink wire with Black stripe. The fuel pump relay should also have a Tan with Light Green wire which goes to the computer.

Hopefully the wires on your car are the same color.

My earlier post talks about testing the power at the pump with the key in the On position. This won't always work because the EEC will only provide power to the fuel pump for about 1 second after initially turning the ignition switch on ON. You'll have to have someone turn the ignition switch to ON while someone else is watching the voltmeter at the pump.
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A picture is worth a thousand words. Here is a scan of the electrical system with the fuel relay, pump, power supply, etc.:
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