BobWiersema
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- November 5, 2008
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- City, State
- Chicago Burbs, Illinois
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 98 xlt 4.0L SOHC 4x4
Nick26;
Had the same problem last year.
Two easy things to check before you rip it apart.
From under the drivers side at the fuel tank locate the wiring harness to the pump.
You should be able to reach a connector before the pump and pull it apart.
Several wires in the group 2 for power the rest for the Gage. Locate the 2 largest wares, those are power, connect your 12vdc meter and turn the ignition on, you should get 12vdc, if not the pump is not your problem.
If you do have 12vdc and don't here the pump run when its connected I have another trick that worked for me.
I took a some heavy speaker wire and ran it from the battery to the pump power connectors, I got a spark but no hum so I reversed the polarity to spin the pump in reverse, and guess what It ran, so I plugged it back in and it's been OK since. I guess the pump somehow picked up something and was stuck but running it back wards cleared it up. How this helps.
Bob
Had the same problem last year.
Two easy things to check before you rip it apart.
From under the drivers side at the fuel tank locate the wiring harness to the pump.
You should be able to reach a connector before the pump and pull it apart.
Several wires in the group 2 for power the rest for the Gage. Locate the 2 largest wares, those are power, connect your 12vdc meter and turn the ignition on, you should get 12vdc, if not the pump is not your problem.
If you do have 12vdc and don't here the pump run when its connected I have another trick that worked for me.
I took a some heavy speaker wire and ran it from the battery to the pump power connectors, I got a spark but no hum so I reversed the polarity to spin the pump in reverse, and guess what It ran, so I plugged it back in and it's been OK since. I guess the pump somehow picked up something and was stuck but running it back wards cleared it up. How this helps.
Bob