wsp8ntbll

ive had a problem....i was driving home from work...stopped at a store went inside and came out...car wouldnt start....well neways when i tried to start it i noticed that my fuel pump didnt sound on like it usually does when i click on the ignition....Im thinkin that maybe my fuel pumps done or maybe a fuse is keeping it from getting power...can anyone help?

mattdel

bother to check the fuel pump fuse? or were you waiting for us to tell you to

302f150

Start by replacing your fuel filter. If its been restricting the flow for a long time it can burn up the pump. If it still makes a lower pitched noise than normal, check the voltage at the pump, after that, its the pump.

wildsurfer92

take a rubber mallet, non marring one, and get up under the car and hit the fuel tank while someone is trying to turn the car over and there is a chance you could get the fuel pump to kick on, and if it does, you know you need a new fuel pump...there should also be a relay under the drivers seat for the fuel pump and you can check that

302f150

our 5.0s dont have the supercool inertia switch do they? ive never bothered to check....someone coulda bumper ur car and set it off.....

Edit:
wait, nvm, if it was tripped.....the pump wouldnt make any noise....but thats always a good thing to check on newer cars lol

wildsurfer92

yea thats way too new to have on a 50 stang...and i thought they only came on higher end cars...i know the come on mercedes

mattdel

wow are you two serious? of course they have inertia switches.

302f150

lol, i wasnt sure. ive only had mine for like 4 months.....not much in the way of fuel problems, knock on wood. i know ford started sometime in the 90's, they gave a lot of problems on some cars, especially with golfers lol....where is the switch at, just for my knowledge...but like i said, if he can hear his pump run then its not the inertia switch

nacanitihs

haha yes foxes do have inertia switches. it is located in front of the d/s tail light on the inside of the car. there should be a hole in the plastics so you can touch the button w/o havin to take the panel off

wildsurfer92

yea i definitely didnt think that they had inertia switches, and if they do they certainly dont work like the new ones do