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Originally Posted by JayDubs
I am preparing a 1991 Ford Escort for a 100 lap endurance race on a 1/4 mile dirt oval. I ran into a problem with the battery, so I bought a new one. When I replaced it, it blew the 100 amp main fuse. I went through 2 more main fuses before I realized the previous owner had replaced the battery terminals, and did so backwards. Therefore the battery was going in backwards. I fixed the terminals, then fixed the fuse, and everything was golden, except the Fuel Cutoff light on the dash was on. I had disabled the fuel cutoff before by splicing 2 of the 3 wires running into the inertia switch before the battery issue, and the car ran fine for hours. Now, after the battery incident, it doesnt work, even when I rewire the inertia switch to the stock configuration. I only need this for the race, it is never going to be able to be road legal again. Is there any sort of universal fuel pump, or a way to hardwire one to defeat this fuel cutoff? The stock fuel pump has the cutoff relay inside of it as far as I can tell, as well as one somewhere outside of the pump in the car or engine bay, however my Chilton manual says nothing of it. Any help would really be appreciated  I have around 500 invested and really want this to be ready for race day September 5th. Thanx in advance for any help. |
I think the fuel cut out light on the dash and the inertia switch in the back are two differnt things/system all together.
The fuel pump it's self does not have any kind of switch or relay in or on it. I belive the fuel pump relay is either under the dash or under the hood.
You should check every fuse, under the driver side dash and under the hood by the driver side shock tower.
Is your Escort a 1.9 or a 1.8?
Can you hear the fuel pump turn on for the first few second the key is turned to on?