Fuel pump not priming. Now what?

[Ron]

ok. I headed out to the store to pick up some 14g wires and some spade male and female connectors and got to work. After i had both of the wires connected and ready to go i turn the key to on (prime) and got nothin. So i broke out the mulit meter and found i do have 5 volts going to the pump with the key on and a jumper in the rpm relay and the pump seems dead, not a thing. When i take the jumper out and put in the relay i get no reading with the key on ( normal? ). So now im thinking the pump is shot but even with no reading from the mulit meter and having the key on i can fell the hoses coming out of the pump pulsating, like fluid is flowing thru but not a sound.. Weird... Im i right in thinking the pump is dead, if im getting 5volts going to the pump with a jumper in place but the pump completely silent? Is it normal to get no reading when using the rpm relay with the key to on? Thanks to all you guys for holding my hand on this

i'd try jumping power right to the pump (+ and ground) off ot the battery to eliminate all wiring...

Try it...

run power straight off of the battery, as suggested, and be done with all of the guessing about the pump...
Fyi- there are small "+" and "-" marks on it, just match them up.

....you'll like it!