1989 Pontiac Trans Am fuel pump problems

REDBOY66

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1989 PONTIAC TRANS AM

Electrical problem
1989 Pontiac Trans Am V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic

put a new fuel pump in the car and theres no power to the plug. How do I fix it

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 AT 7:38 PM

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RASMATAZ

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Check and test the fuel pump fuse and fuel pump relay

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Thursday, March 25th, 2010 AT 5:16 AM

REDBOY66

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[quote="rasmataz"]Check and test the fuel pump fuse and fuel pump relay. I bought a new fuel pump relay too. What else cant I check

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Friday, March 26th, 2010 AT 10:26 AM

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Check and test the computer controlled of the fuel pump relay

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Friday, March 26th, 2010 AT 12:24 PM

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[Check and test the computer controlled of the fuel pump relay/ ok how do I test the relay it new too. But I jumped across the fuelp/ oil pump switch and got power ! So what would be the next check thanks redboy66

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Saturday, March 27th, 2010 AT 10:07 PM

RASMATAZ

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You will have power for 2secs before the fuel pump relay de-energizes-you lose power here during cranking the oil pressure switch powers the fuel pump when oil pressure is above 4psi-Check/Test/Replace the oil pressure switch.