My 97 Ford Aspire doesn't get fuel.How do I know if it's the fuel pump or relay sending unit ,dare I say a fuse or neutral safety switch? / /It turns over great and just before ---I had taken it for a ride although for the most part it hasn't been driven for five years except for regular startups.Sincerely, take a hammer to the tank

Yes there is a fuse and a relay in the underhood fuse / relay box . Ford doesn't lable their fuse boxes with the name of the componet the fuse protects . They number the fuse . Plus there is the inertia fuel cut off switch ,lives behind the passenger side foot well kick panel .

The inertiaswitch was reset by simply pushing the red button on the switch. The switch could also be manually pushed to turn off the fuel pump, which worked nice for turning off the fuel pump when servicing the fuel system. Like it or hate it, FordsInertiaswitch was still a great safety feature. But why then would Ford stop using them?

Have you checked the fuel pump relay to see if it is sending power to the pump ? The computer grounds the relay when the computer "sees" oil pressure or engine RPM.

Yes there is a starter relay in the wiring diagram.
The yellow and lite blue wire goes from the starter solenoid to the relay. There is a yellow wire from the relay to a 30amp fuse. The key switch powers thru the neutral safety switch and then powers the relay on.

need to know where fuse is for 97 ford explorer fuel pump

Hello, There is a fuel pump Relay in the Powerbox under the hood. The system works this way. When you turn on the Ignition switch, it trips the Fuel pump Relay. The power is routed to the fuse from the Relay and then to the Inertia (safety) cutoff switch. Finally the power reaches the Fuel pump.

You need to test the fuse holder for power before it flows through the fuse. You should have the Ignition on, in order for the Fuel pump Relay to provide power to the fuse. Although the fuse may be good, it can not work without power.

On most Models, the horn Relay is the same part as the Relay on the Fuel pump. Just check your part numbers and swap out the two parts and see if it helps.

Yes, there is a relay and there is also an inertia switch. The inertia switch is usually in the door pillar by the passenger's right foot. There are some relays by the flasher in the picture below. Check to see if any of those have the wire colors (green, yellow, and white) shown on the fuel pump relay diagram. Otherwise the relay may be mounted to the fenderwell or firewall in the engine compartment. You can determine whether or not the inertia switch is closed by checking the resistance of the relay green wire to ground. The resistance should only be a few ohms if the switch is closed, whereas it will be infinite if the switch is open. The yellow wire to the relay should be hot when the key is on. The white wire to the relay is the turn-on wire from the PCM. That wire should be ground when the key is on. If not, suspect your anti-theft system (PATS) has malfunctioned and perhaps is not seeing the transponder pellet in the factory key. The security light would flash rapidly if that were the case. Please let me know if you have questions, and thanks for using FixYa.

Just check your fuses, i never heard of a pump reset switch on a 97 monte carlo,I know ford vehicles carry them (inertia switch). U have to check fuses & fuel pump relay or just a bad fuel pump is common on chevy vehicles.

Is it an automatic transmission?

Neutral Safety Switch not connected back to the linkage?

Put you foot on the brake switch
Put it to neutral ("N") and start the car
Put it back to PARK to warm up

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Stick shift

Is the clutch on safety sensor hook up?

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Alarm system relay disconnected?

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Oil pressure switch / wire not connected.

NO oil pressure will disable fuel pump.

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Check the battery and cables going to the starter. Weak arc? Possible that the relay needs to be rechecked now. The inertia switch may also be a possibility. Has the car been in a recent fender bender?

There are four relays under the hood on the drivers side fender. I think the order is main, ignition, ????, Fan. The second one from the driver is the relay for the fuel pump(ignition). Don't quote me, but I think you should measure 12v from both sides to ground when the pump should be on.