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While this is a viable diagnostic step in older models, we need to be careful about relay swapping in later models. Ford has developed a taste for "piggy-backing" relays….. i.e, one relay will operate a device and, at the same time, turn on another relay. I’ve seen more than one person bitten by this scenario when they swap two relays and the device still wont work… Best case scenario would be to try one from a donor vehicle….. all the relays are cross platform so any friend or relative with a similar year vehicle….. Jim Warman

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->  Is your "Fuel Reset" indicator light >illuminated on your instrument panel?  If so, try reseting the switch >located in the jack compartment. > And if that is ok, try swapping out the fuel pump relay under the hood with > another relay to see if that solves the problem.

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>  Is your "Fuel Reset" indicator light >illuminated on your instrument panel?  If so, try reseting the switch >located in the jack compartment.

And if that is ok, try swapping out the fuel pump relay under the hood with another relay to see if that solves the problem.

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> Does anyone know where the fuel pump is on a 1996 Explorer? > I am assuming that this is why my truck refused to start this morning. > The only thing different I noticed when I tried to start my truck this > morning is absence of the hum I hear when I engage the ignition switch.  I > assume this hum is the fuel pump engaging.

Your assumption is reasonable, but only up to the point where you start pulling parts off and replacing them.  Before you get to that point, you need to actually troubleshoot the problem.  The pump itself may be fine, but there may be a failed relay, a broken wire, or some other component in the circuit that powers/controls the pump that is causing it to not run. Before I would dig into the fuel tank to replace the pump, I would measure the voltage going into the pump to make sure 12V is there.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Does anyone know where the fuel pump is on a 1996 Explorer? >I am assuming that this is why my truck refused to start this morning. >The only thing different I noticed when I tried to start my truck this >morning is absence of the hum I hear when I engage the ignition switch.  I >assume this hum is the fuel pump engaging. > Your assumption is reasonable, but only up to the point where you start > pulling parts off and replacing them.  Before you get to that point, you > need to actually troubleshoot the problem.  The pump itself may be fine, > but there may be a failed relay, a broken wire, or some other component in > the circuit that powers/controls the pump that is causing it to not run. > Before I would dig into the fuel tank to replace the pump, I would > measure the voltage going into the pump to make sure 12V is there.

In addition to Mark’s information… Is it possible someone bumped, jarred, or collided with your vehicle causing the fuel pump safety shut-off switch to activate?  Is your "Fuel Reset" indicator light illuminated on your instrument panel?  If so, try reseting the switch located in the jack compartment. Good luck, Steven

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Does anyone know where the fuel pump is on a 1996 Explorer? I am assuming that this is why my truck refused to start this morning. The only thing different I noticed when I tried to start my truck this morning is absence of the hum I hear when I engage the ignition switch.  I assume this hum is the fuel pump engaging.

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Hello – looking at getting a fuel pump replaced on a 1996 Eddie Bauer V8 Explorer – just curious what amount of labor time is fair on it… how long it takes, etc – what does it cost?

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about 2 hours, the part was around fifty and whatever labor is.

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