94 NAS D-90 Fuel pump problem

[cthulhu]

Hello, I drive my defender only on the weekend and can sometimes go a couple of weeks without driving it.

I went out to the truck this weekend to run some errands and when I turned the key on, the familier whirr of the fuel pump was missing and the truck will not start.

Does anyone have any suggestions for troubleshooting before I order a new fuel pump?

I have checked the fuse and as far as I can tell it is fine, I tried the cut off switch to see if that did something and got no where with that either.

There is power to all other items in the truck that I can tell, but I have not done a good check of everything. I climbed under the truck and I can not hear the fuel pump running, the engine turns over fine, and it has spark.

Thanks in advance

Alan

[a109]

Check the nearest connection to the tank. There could be corrosion at the plug.
John

[cthulhu]

It turned out to be a bad relay. Simple fix!