03 ST would not start

[rich halama]

thought my sons ST's fuel pump went bad due to not changing the fuel filter---wrong---- found the switch under the passenger side foot well was intermittently making contact ,causing the fuel pump to stop working. taking the connector to the switch apart it showed sign of overheating. We cut the 2 wires ,shorted the wires with a butt splice and car is running and starting fine-

Thanks all for your help, and especially to a service writer at a Ford dealership in Duluth.

 

[Ben Poche]

the switch should be put back,ford put it their for a reason.

 

[V Ro]

it's only for when you get in a crash and fuel is spilling out evrywhere and there is a greater chance of catching on fire.



just kidding i would keep it

 

[Fer Echegaray]

Maybe what he meant by shorting is that the cable length was reduced to get rid of the overheated part of it... I guess

 

[Dale Carter]

wasn't there a post about a Trac catching fire in the passenger footwell?