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fuel pump relay went out over night

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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 09:50 AM
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Unhappy fuel pump relay went out over night

ok this has 2 be the wierdest thing i moved it the morning before, and the next mornin it wouldnt start, i've got good batt power, good spark goin in an commin out, i changed round the links for one's i knew were good, checked the fuses an jumpped the pump so im assumin it's gotta be the relay, but the question is where is the relay i'd look for it in the book but i dont have the repair manual....has anyone ever had this problem before? btw it's a stock 84 -se
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 10:17 AM
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Make sure you still have spark on the trailing ignition before you start tearing into anything else. Fuel pump won't run without it...
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 07:12 PM
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checkd an have spark goin everywhere, just no fuel gettin to the rail or commin out at all
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 07:20 PM
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search for "fuel pump relay trick" for schematics on where the relay is located.
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 07:58 PM
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omfg so effin aggravating, idk if im not doing it right or what but still doesnt work, does any one have a good pic of what the relay actually look's like?! PLEASE IM ABOUT 2 GO BALD
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