It seems as though the whole fuel system has shut down. Is there a reset switch somewhere?

This sounds much like bad connections somewhere, and possibly at the battery. Is the battery fully charged and always starts well? Are all body grounds clean and tight? You are losing juice somewhere. Can you use jumper wires and amp gauge to test at the flasher?

check your owners manual and various vehicles have them in different spots -or a reset switch for the fuel

Your truck has an Inertia safety switch which disconnects power to the fuel pump. The switch has a reset button and can be located behind the floor kickpanels, under the glovebox, or somewhere even under the drivers seat.

It is a part that Engineers can not seem to agree on its location from body style and year.

You should have a fuel pump Relay which can shut down a fuel pump.

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There are several sensors which would cause the fuel system to shut down. It sounds as if there has been a fuel system fault somewhere and which ever area was faulty has caused this problem.The only way to find which sensor caused it, is to run a diagnostic fuel system check.There are to many sensors which assist the ECM in this area to pinpoint which one it could be.

The fuel pump shut-off switch is located in the front passenger's foot well, behind the kick panel. The reset button for the fuel pump shut-off switch is accessible through an opening in the kick panel.



Use the following procedure to reset the fuel pump shut-off switch.
1. Turn the ignition to the OFF position.
2. Check the fuel system for leaks.
3. If no fuel leak is apparent, reset the fuel pump shut-off switch by pushing in, i.e. down on the reset button.
4. Turn the ignition to the ON position. Pause for a few seconds and return the key to the OFF position.
5. Make a further check for leaks in the fuel system.


Hope this helps.

RESETTING THE FUEL PUMP SHUT-OFF SWITCH
After a collision, if the engine cranks but does not start, the fuel pump shut-off switch may have been activated. The shut-off switch is a device intended to stop the electric fuel pump when your vehicle has been involved in a substantial jolt.

If your vehicle is a sedan, the fuel pump shut-off switch is located on the right side of the trunk behind the trunk liner.




If your vehicle is a wagon, the fuel pump shut-off switch is located behind the service panel on the right side of the cargo area.

Use the following procedure to reset the fuel pump shut-off switch.
1. Turn the ignition to the OFF position.
2. Check the fuel system for leaks.
3. If no fuel leak is apparent, reset the fuel pump shut-off switch by pushing in on the reset button.
4. Turn the ignition to the ON position. Pause for a few seconds and return the key to the OFF position.
5. Make a further check for leaks in the fuel system



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If the button is down, that's the on position, if you tap on it with the end of a screw driver, you will hear a spring like noise, might have to do it a few time's, and the button will come up, that's the off position, with button down, check for voltage at both wire's, one will always have voltage, and the other only when button is down, if you don't have voltage at both wire's with button down, bad switch.

If it does this when it's cold that's usually an indication of a leak somewhere in the fuel system allowing air in the line. It has to purge the air from the fuel line before it will start. But normally it doesn't have this problem once it's warmed up. I would look at the fuel system as a whole for this problem. Start by checking for holes in your fuel lines or lose connections and work your way back to the Fuel pump. If you find no holes replace the fuel pump, make sure you've replace the fuel filter as well if you have an external filter.

Just pull the fuse if you want to turn off the fuel pump to do some work with the fuel line... if you need to reset the pump to use it, it's actually in the passenger side under the dash along the right wall somewhere near the door... for some reason this is called the fuel pump shut off even though it turns the pump back on

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p128 tells how to actuate the Fuel Emergency Switch...

FUEL PUMP SHUT-OFF SWITCH FUEL
RESET
The fuel pump shut-off switch is a device intended to stop the electric
fuel pump when your vehicle has been involved in a substantial jolt.
After a collision, if the engine cranks but does not start, the fuel pump
shut-off switch may have been activated.

If your vehicle is a sedan, the fuel
pump shut-off switch is located on
the right side of the trunk behind
the trunk liner.
If your vehicle is a wagon, the fuel
pump shut-off switch is located
behind the service panel on the
right side of the cargo area.
Use the following procedure to reset the fuel pump shut-off switch.
1. Turn the ignition to the OFF position.
2. Check the fuel system for leaks.
3. If no fuel leak is apparent, reset the fuel pump shut-off switch by
pushing in on the reset button.
4. Turn the ignition to the ON position. Pause for a few seconds and
return the key to the OFF position.
5. Make a further check for leaks in the fuel system.



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