Tan/lt grn wire/Fuel Pump Relay

I agree with you Max. I think wire breakdown has definitely started. I will do what Thomas told me to do to check out that secondary circuit, with the primary wires connected and see what happens with the test light. Then with the forced grounding on the tan wire and see what the light does on the secondary circuit.

My next step will be to check out, thoroughly, all grounding wires. I will start at the front and work backwards. I am lifting out the back seat to check the fuel pump grounding wire all the way through too. It seems to go through there. I got to thinking - I had that car loaded down with a lot of things in that back seat during that cross-country trip. I had very little clearance in those rear wheel wells. It could be that the weight on the back seat pinched a wire causing a slice in the insulation of the wires that go through there.

I found another piece of insulation worn away on a wire in the engine area today. That is the fifth wire I have found. I looked that wire over well just a couple of days ago. So, it seems that plastic insulation breakdown is for some reason escalating. I think the dry heat here has finally caught up with the car. Specifically in the engine area, where it is even hotter. And maybe the heat of the high speed driving on the trip sped the process up. Not a good situation.

This is a new experience for me. In NY we worry about rust, not plastic breakdown. In AZ, the heat causes a real breakdown of the vinyl and plastic parts. I noticed it on the interior first. It is kind of like rust. One day the part is stable and usable, a week or so later it can develop a whole and start falling apart. Seems like the same thing is happening here with the plastic insulation in my engine. Maybe I should contact one of my friends in NY and see if they can get me some complete harnesses from the junk yards back there. LOL A junkyard dealer here already tried to sell me one cheap ($10), but it would have the same breakdown problem. That would be like setting a $10 bill on fire deliberately!

So tomorrow, my job will be to check and recheck wires. Stan and Bee Vee sent me some invaluable wiring diagrams today. Thank you sooooo much guys. This is what I have been asking to get all along and it is going to help me with this process a great deal. I really appreciate the trouble you went through to get them for me. Thanks.

Take Care, Sharon

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I called up the Ford dealership in my town. The one that my neighbors told me to stay away from. Now, I understand why. I asked them to see if they carried a fuel pump relay and a relay socket for my car. They told me that my car does not have a fuel pump relay. That the only relay in that fender area, for my car is the engine control relay. I told them I had several relays (fuel pump, wide open throttle, engine control), but they argued that I did not. So much for Ford service here.

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