1999 Taurus Won't Start

Don't be taking shots in the dark replacing items, if you're concerned about the fuel punp, rent or buy a gauge that'll read pressure, I don't believe they're that expensive, plus once you buy it you can keep it for life... there should be a schrader valve on the fuel rail you can hook to, crank the engine and see what you're getting for pressure.. first you should check the fuel pump shutoff usually located on one of the rear quarters behind the trim, make sure it isn't tripped, you can reset it.. any check engine light??? Fuel pump is in the tank btw

Check fuses in the power distribution box under the hood. You might also try to switch the relays around in the power distribution box as sometimes the relays go bad.
You said that you were checking for a spark. Did you have one?
What makes you think that this is a fuel problem?


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Okay, It was the Relay Fuse it was running, but mom being all excited shut it off and then started it right back up and shut it off immediately, after she started it. now it won't start again. :( any ideas now? could there be something shorting out this fuse? I am afraid to replace it again....

If the fuse has blown again, don't replace it until you get some idea of what is making it blow.
Let's begin by telling me exactly which fuse was/is blown and we can look at specific circuits.
The fuse is numbered. What is the number?
Is there anything else that looks like it might be failing?

The fuse that blew was Fuse 29 it is the Fuel Pump Relay Fuse. When i tried to restart it wanted to restart, but made a sputting sound like it was misfireing So i checked the Plug wires and the plug wire in Cyl#2 was disconnected. I pulled the plug and let it air out for a few minuites to let the gas that may be in the chamber evaporate. Replaced plug and now it won't even sputter like it did befor, so now it sounds like it is back to the original problem of won't start and i don't want keep buying fuses that are $13. Could somthing be wrong with distributer where the spark plugs plug into? and is there a way that i can check this fuse to see if it is in fact shorted out??? BTW I bough another fuse, but didn't install it yet.. :)

In my 93 Explorer, it is #18 and doesn't go to anything else but the powertrain module and the fuel pump by way of the inerta fuel shutoff.
checking a fuse is easy if you have a ohm meter. If you don't, you could take it to the auto parts store and they will check it for you. I'm not sure what to tell you from here. There will probably be more input from others.
As for the sputtering and misfiring, I will also leave that to another because that is not my area of quality knowledge.
I will keep an eye out for your progress.

keep the forum informed as progress is made to a solution to your issues.

Good luck.

Okay, I am sorry for not responding to this for a while but right after the last post it warmed up and started to work misteriously, but once it got cold it started to fail again. I have noticed that when i do try to start it i don't hear the humm of the fuel pump, and sometimes i do.... I had a friend tell me that it c ould be the fuel pump going. because it only wants to work when it is warm outside....

Any more ideas?

Thanks