bad fuel pump relay?

[coleary1992]

Motor randomly shuts down and i have to turn the key off in order to restart it. It's a 88 lx v8 swap. It did this when it was a 4cyl too. Any ideas?

[akagreg3]

fuel filter what id start with, relays are pretty easy to check

[coleary1992]

Ok ill replace it next week when I get paid. How can I check the relay, one of the relays behind the passenger kick panel clicks as soon as it messes up

[akagreg3]

this link has a check list to go through

http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/threads/please-help-fuel-pump-not-turning-on.636492/

[coleary1992]

Thanks man

[coleary1992]

It's not a relay, it completely loses power to thw whope car for barely a second, radio and all ligjts cut out. Sometimes it just shuts off completely even when its in gear and moving

[Rick93coupe]

Sounds like bad electrical connections to me. Can't just be the battery cables, the alt would keep it running. I would start by cleaning every ground you can find on the car.

[coleary1992]

Could it be the sensor for roll overs? Bc ihad a 2003 ranger that did the same thing and it was flipped on its roof once or twice and I had to keep resetting the fuel pump when it shut off

[coleary1992]

Figured it out. One of the wires that plugs into the ignition coil had bad contact and pulled out of the plug as soon as I touched it. Thanks for the help guys

[coleary1992]

Apparently a bad ignition switch is a known problem on the foxbodys, replacing it tomorrow