John Ings <nodamned@spam.org> wrote in message news:<4gqumv8ojm1dtlo89l2l9e0mog4g548q2j@4ax.com>. ..
> On 22 Sep 2003 13:16:46 -0700, maxchung2001@yahoo.com (Max) wrote:
>
> >According to the fuel gauge, I still have some gas left in the gas tank.
> >Suppose I have an empty gas tank, will it make the fuel pump not working?
> >I am pretty sure that the fuel pump is not working, just don't know if it
> >simply died or other part of the fuel system causing it not functioning.
> >Is there an easy way to find out?
>
> Is 12 volts getting back to the pump for a few seconds when the key is
> turned? If so, and the pump isn't running, check it's ground lead
> where it connects to the body metal, which can be a rediculously long
> way away from the pump. If 12 volts isn't showing up, are you sure
> the main relay's fuel pump relay is closing? If it isn't, check its
> ground, which goes through the ECU and and is finally grounded on the
> engine block on most Honda products.
>
> If you don't own a voltmeter, use a 12V lightbulb and a couple of
> wires,
>
> If you plan on doing much work on your car to save money, a shop
> manual is a wise investment. Honda manuals have logic diagrams to
> follow when fault finding this sort of trouble..

I do have the manual of my teg. According to the manual, I got myself
a faulty
fuel pump. If I remove the fuel pump from the car (so it does not
connecting to any fuel lines), can I just simply apply 12V DC to the
fuel pump to see if it's working fine? Thanks.
Max