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- 1995
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- Ford
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When I first start up my truck, I like to let the fuel pump prime for a bit before I crank over the ignition. A few weeks ago, it started to prime for an extremely long time. This morning it primed for about 5 minutes straight... The vehicle will not start during this time either. Once I finally got it started, partly because of what I believe to be this problem, partly because my starter is going out, I got it onto the main road and went through first gear, second gear, and then it died on me. As I was coasting to a stop, I decided to pop the clutch to see if that would bump start it, but nothing. When I was sitting on the side of the road, I had the key in the on position and I could hear the fuel pump cycling again... It kept humming for about 2 more minutes and then I finally got it going again. This is extremely frustrating, particularly when it runs fine afterwards. Do I need a new fuel pump? Or is it something more electrical? This truck is a real hoopty and had someone's "custom" wiring running through it for some aftermarket sound system and it seems that if it's not one thing, it's another. Also, when I cycle my ignition to get the car to start since the starter is bad, by door locks cycle even though they don't actually function when the vehicle is running. Weird! Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
