My fuel pump will not prime

BCMULLEN95

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1998 FORD F-250
299,999 MILES

The truck has been sitting for 4 years 2 years disassembled and the fuel pump will not start My question is can they stop working after that many years or am I missing a connection somewhere.

Sunday, August 5th, 2012 AT 5:12 PM

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ASEMASTER6371

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The inside is most likely rusted and cannot make contact. I would just replace the pump module and move on.

Roy

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Sunday, August 5th, 2012 AT 5:15 PM

BCMULLEN95

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That is about what I was thinking. I know it read how much fuel is in it, but does not prime. Thanks

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Sunday, August 5th, 2012 AT 5:26 PM

ASEMASTER6371

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Try to stay away from just the pump or a build a pump. Replace the entire module.

Roy

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Sunday, August 5th, 2012 AT 5:37 PM

BCMULLEN95

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Pump replaced and truck is running. I do have another question on the trucks transmission. The truck will not move when in gear and running, we can push it forward in neutral but it will not move in backwards when in neutral. I replaced the transmission pump gasket. Could I have put the pump in wrong that would cause this. Or could the wrong gasket cause this.

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Thursday, August 16th, 2012 AT 11:57 PM

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