1994 ford ranger interminant fuel pump problems

Fuel shut off switch may need to be reset. A friend of mine had it trip when he had a flat tire some years ago on ford car. The reset on his was behind the plastic piece to the right of where the video below. Video below shows fuel shut off/inertia switch on upper floorboard passenger side.
Inertia Switch Explained Removed and Replaced 98-12 Ford Ranger - YouTube
2002 Ford Ranger Fuel Cutoff Switch - YouTube
You can try swapping out your fuel pump relay to make sure the relay is not bad. Below link may help
1999 Ford Ranger Fuel Pump Relay, Fuel Pump Fuse & Starter Fuse Location - YouTube

ck your impact switch, reset if needed, it its good, fuse or relay, if power is getting to pump the pump may need replaced

As with any no-start or stall problem you will need to figure out if it is a fuel or ignition issue.
The high idle usually means you have a vac leak or a problem with the throttle body or idle air control valve. The control valve is how the computer controls the idle speed.
You'll need to watch the fuel system and spark to see which is being affected when the engine dies.
You might want to hook a test light up to the coil to see if it is loosing voltage for example.

Check if there is an inertia switch and try resetting that.

Only way to check the timing belt is to remove cover, When was last time belt was replaced, timing belt should be replaced every 50,000 miles, shound like that would be next thing to check

Try your inertia switch in the cargo area in back. Its located on the passenger side rear wheel well. Push the button.

First pour some gas down the intake(just a small sipp)and crank it,if it starts you have a fuel distribution problem.If it dont, there is an ignition problem.

check your fuel pressure, also check to see if there is a booster pump, some ford rangers have a booster pump inline... fuel injected units need to have at least 35-45 psi some even higher around 50 psi...

Hi..my name is Keith..and the 2 things that i know of...that will not let power go to the fuel pump is 1..the fuel pump relay being bad..or 2..that something has tripped the Inertia Switch...and it needs resetting..i hope this will help

If you have the ignition in the on position remeber the fuel pump only runs for a couple of seconds unless the car is activley being started