1999 Ford Escort fuel pump

100,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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BUGSMAN
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I just changed the engine on a 1999 escort se wagon, and the fuel pump does not turn on.
If I disconnect the air filter, and spray engine starting fuilid into the butterfly, the engine will start right up, but stop as soon as I stop spraying.
when I turn the key I don't hear the fuel pump running, I disconnected the fuel line from the filter - no gas pumped.

I have 1/2 tank of gas, and I checked the fuel cutoff reset buttun near the drivers knee.

any ideas whats wrong
Oct 22, 2010 at 12:38 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the fuel pump fuse and fuel pump relay
Oct 22, 2010 at 12:45 PM
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