Fuel Pump Relay causing Fuel Pump Shortage?

[noahc00]

Hello, I have a quick question for my 1988 Ford Ranger Custom that I'm working on. It hasn't started in months and I know it has something to do with the fuel system but I can't figure out what it is.
Before I replaced the fuel pump relay, it was working fine and I had recently replaced the old fuel pump assembly with a new one. Once I replaced the old relay with a new one, the fuel pump wasn't working properly anymore, and the truck wouldn't start.
If I wired the fuel pump relay incorrectly, could it have caused the fuel pump to short out or not?

 

[franklin2]

Fuel pump won't short out, but it will not get power if wired incorrectly.

 

[tw205]

You can use the fuel pump test port on the ECM diagnostic port to trigger the relay and turn pumps on for testing.