My youngest Husky chewed the wiring to the fuel pump module, tailights, and towing harness. She doesn't do it often, but her oldest sister has - to the tune of $1.2K. The old girl chewed through the 1-1/2" wire bundle on my old Ram 1500 4WD, along with lighting harnesses on 2 trailers and the lighting, towing, and fuel pump harness on the Jeep. I repaired the wiring on the trailers and the Jeep. All the damage on the Jeep was easy to spot and splice. Worked as it should after the fix.
This time around? Not so easy. The little (2 -3 YO) girl munched on my old fix, then down the length of the harness to just before the axle, and then on the harness AT THE CONNECTOR nestled up close to the tank!!! The connector had to go so I've hardwired it back in with crimp splices. I had to drop the tank to reach the wiring behind the fuel module connector. Followed the manual to do it. Depressurized the lines, siphoned off 99% of fuel in the tank, disconnected the fuel injectors (bought the tool), disconnected the fuel and EVAP lines near the tank, and essentially followed section 14 "Fuel System " instructions.
Then I cleaned out the rodent nest I found on top of the fuel pump module (didn't see any chewed wires there). Maybe that is what drew the Husky?
Put it all back together, and put a couple gallons of gas in the tank. Tried to start it.
It won't start. I suppose it would, if gas was getting to the injectors.
I can't test the fuel pressure until it starts, but then I'll need a gauge (#5609?) to do that. Is there a check I can make to assess fuel system operation before it starts? I'm preparing to resign myself to maybe, potentially, if necessary, having to drop the tank,,, again. At least I've been there one time.
What could keep it from starting?
Retired, and tired, in New Mexico.
This time around? Not so easy. The little (2 -3 YO) girl munched on my old fix, then down the length of the harness to just before the axle, and then on the harness AT THE CONNECTOR nestled up close to the tank!!! The connector had to go so I've hardwired it back in with crimp splices. I had to drop the tank to reach the wiring behind the fuel module connector. Followed the manual to do it. Depressurized the lines, siphoned off 99% of fuel in the tank, disconnected the fuel injectors (bought the tool), disconnected the fuel and EVAP lines near the tank, and essentially followed section 14 "Fuel System " instructions.
Then I cleaned out the rodent nest I found on top of the fuel pump module (didn't see any chewed wires there). Maybe that is what drew the Husky?
Put it all back together, and put a couple gallons of gas in the tank. Tried to start it.
It won't start. I suppose it would, if gas was getting to the injectors.
I can't test the fuel pressure until it starts, but then I'll need a gauge (#5609?) to do that. Is there a check I can make to assess fuel system operation before it starts? I'm preparing to resign myself to maybe, potentially, if necessary, having to drop the tank,,, again. At least I've been there one time.
What could keep it from starting?
Retired, and tired, in New Mexico.
