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The fuel pump relay ought to be in a Powerbox under the hood. You might investigate the Inertia switch to see if the switch activated. This would kill the power to the fuel pump and is a safety item. You can Search for videos and photos of the parts you want by creating a search using your computer. Title it with your Make and Model and Year vehicle and then add terms like location of inertia switch or location of fuel pump relay. Some mechanics post Youtube videos and other media for fixing vehicles.
Usually the inertia switch is behind a front floor kick panel and has a reset button on it.
On 1980 Cadillac there is no cutoff switch, On EFI CAR they are controled by the computer control module, on DFI CARS there is RELAY next to the fuse also has fusePanel on the left side of car under dash Depends on size of engine. EFI CARS only have a 20 amp fuse.
You will find a reset button on the Inertia switch. The Inertia switch may be in the trunk or behind the kick panels of the front seat floorboards.
The Inertia switch is a safety device which cuts off the power to the fuel pump after a bump or collision. If closing a door or trunklid hits the right frequency, the switch will cut the power. Just reset it.
Reset your fuel pump? If you mean the inertia switch, all you have to do is push the button on the inertia switch to reset it. It is located in the lower left rear corner of the trunk.
Please note that if your fuel pump is not working, it is NOT the inertia switch unless you have been involved in an accident, or slammed something (like a curb or a HUGE pothole) pretty hard recently. If this is what happened, the engine would have died IMMEDIATELY after such an accident.
Not fuel pump relay switch , the inertia fuel cut off switch . You vehicle does have a relay but it is located in the fuse box (BJB) battery junction box . IF you don't see inertia switch in the trunk look on front right passenger kick panel or behide it . What is the problem you having ? No start ? and you think it is because of no fuel ?
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