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Re: Help! Blowing fuel pump fuses like crzy! 200 1985

posted by  someone claiming to be Isaac Babcock on  Wed Aug 1 08:49 CST 2001 [RELATED]

I'd pull out the back seat and check to see if the wires running through the hole in the metal of the floorpan hasn't become frayed or grounded out. These wires go directly to the main pump below, and they should be covered with a jacket to prevent fraying, but if it were missing, they would fray easily. I had a big short right next to the pump itself, if you pulled on the wires at all during your other repairs you may have caused this short to occur. Other than that I'm at as big a loss as yourself, aside from being near positive that you've allowed a wire to touch bare metal. Considering that this is likely the case, I would strongly recommend against jumping the fuse. You will cause severe damage to innumerable electrical components if the shorted wire is connecting well enough to the chassis. At the very least, you would probably catch the fuel pump wire on fire from severe amp draw.





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