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Old May 17, 2010 | 08:47 PM
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When I was waitin for my buddy to come tow me I did crawl under and check the electrical connection and it seemed fine-it wasn't under tension or pulled apart or anything. I disconnected it to check for corosion and there was none.
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Old May 17, 2010 | 08:58 PM
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so there is no hum from the fuel pump when the key is on and you u said you checked the fuse but did you go through all the fuses and make sure there were none blown at all if you did then i would suggest get a test light and check for power in the power wire going to the pump see if its getting power if its not then trace it back as far as you can and check for a break in the wire
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Old May 17, 2010 | 09:03 PM
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Right on I'll have to give that a check in the morning.. Thanks for the advise guys- I'll get back on here tomorrow and let y'all know what I find and maybe she'll be alive again!!
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Old May 17, 2010 | 09:09 PM
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hope you find your gremlin
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Old May 17, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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would the fuel filter be clogged mabe?
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Old May 17, 2010 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by ontherocks88
would the fuel filter be clogged mabe?
that is a possibility as far as the no fuel but that wouldnt stop the pump from coming on at all
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Old May 17, 2010 | 10:13 PM
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i am agreeing with the fuse and or bad pump/break in power wire..let us know what you find man.
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Old May 18, 2010 | 07:33 AM
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Did you go through any mud?
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Old May 18, 2010 | 09:40 AM
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No mud
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Old May 18, 2010 | 11:34 AM
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Well sad day fellas.. I swapped all the relays under the hood, fuel pump
still not makin any noise, checked the wiring coming out of the fuel pump, from the little I could see, didn't see any freys or cuts, and I couldn't see any damage to the wiring harness coming from the fuel rail.. On a lighter note- Im glad I crawled under the jeep
again, I noticed my sway bar is rubbing on my driverside tire.. Looks like thys gonna have to be removed
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Old May 18, 2010 | 11:46 AM
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Take your fuel pump out, it is VERY EASY to do so.

Give it 12v and see if it works. As easy as it can be. :P
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Old May 18, 2010 | 11:49 AM
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Now correct me if I'm wrong, but it didn't look like the tank needed to be dropped to remove the fuel pump.. If that's the case I'm relieved.
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Old May 18, 2010 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Banchez
Now correct me if I'm wrong, but it didn't look like the tank needed to be dropped to remove the fuel pump.. If that's the case I'm relieved.
Nope you're correct, you can take it out with the tank still completely attached.

Edit: Definitely look into replacing the fuel pump. Most go out sometime after you hit 150k miles.
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Old May 18, 2010 | 11:58 AM
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Freekin awesome! Now as for my swaybar issue.. If I remove my rear swaybar, will I have to worry about my brake line in the rear? It's only about 2 inches over stock, but I dunno if the extra travel with the sway bar removed would cause any issues
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Old May 18, 2010 | 12:00 PM
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no you should not have any issues(how lifted are you actually? and i had that same problem. I removed it and at 3" with the stock line i had no issues.

And glad you found out that problem before it got to bad!
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