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Your first step is to see if the pump is capable of running. Connect a jumper wire between the green connector and the positive post on the battery. That jumper will bypass all the fuses, relays and computers and supply 12 volts directly to the pump. That should make the pump run as long as the jumper is connected. You might have to remove the gas cap and put your ear up to the filler hole to hear the pump run. It's not very loud. And don't confuse the sound of the brake pump running for the sound of the fuel pump. If you have a gauge (tester) to check fuel pressure you should have it connected to the fuel rail so you can read how much pressure the pump is putting out. If the pump doesn't run with the jumper wire connected, try banging on the bottom of the tank with your hand while the jumper is still hooked up. Sometimes that will cause the pump to start running if the car hasn't been started for a long time. I've had that happen before. If you do all this and the pump runs, we can move on to doing more tests to determine your problem. Don't worry about all that other stuff until you get the engine running.

My pump went out several months ago. I didn't have anyone to help me either. I don't know of any easy shortcuts on dropping the tank or cutting holes to access the pump. I took mine to a garage that had a lift and a big jack, which made easy work of it. In and out in about 2 hours. I'm a pretty good mechanic but some things I don't like doing anymore now that I'm older. Also don't want to take chances with gasoline in my garage if I don't have to. Spend a few bucks and get it done right the first time. Pump is only about $50-60 on Amazon. Buy a Delphi or ACDelco pump. Don't go the cheap route on the pump. .

Looks like they got the cover but only one wire. Does the fuel gauge work ? AFAIR the fule pump Only odd part I remember about dropping the tank is the sway bar must be removed also. BTW a fuel pump should show under 10 ohms on the green connector. If a lot then next step is to drop the tank and check there. Just saw the Oklahoma.

As mentioned my back support is a seat tilted back 30-40 degrees. Less and my back hurts. My speech is mostly mid-atlantic bland having grown up in Maryland. In London was once asked if a BBC announcer.

You've helped me a lot Dave. Happy to be able to return the favor.

Decided today was the day to get the Black out of storage. I'm about 1000 miles over on an oil change on the Red and with a long range prediction of colder weather [no A/C on the Black] now is the time to hibernate the Red after the oil change. What I didn't anticipate was the dash lighting up but not the CRT or getting any chimes. After checking the fuses [potentially an easy fix but that wasn't it] I moved on to swapping out the CPS [Central Power Supply]. Thought it was in the console [removed both side panels], but it turned out to be under the dash just to the left of the steering wheel. Total job time about 45 minutes of which almost 30 minutes was the fuse testing and R&R of the side panels. Easy job and parts were on hand [had 4 in back stock all tested prior]. Did get advice on location and likely culprit of the CPS from a forum member who might want to volunteer his name. I normally don't call a forum member but I needed to get the car done quickly [we were leaving to go out for dinner and the wife was waiting] and was away from my manual, so thanks Buddy!

Welcome to the forum. Sounds like a fuel pump ,ight be the problem with it not running. Have you checked fuel pressure? You should start a new topic for each problem. It is less confusing than trying to troubleshoot all the problems at once..

No offense but I find this thread kind of amusing. I have driven older cars all my life. The newest car I have owned was a 1998. I drive my reatta almost every day and don't think twice about it. Sure it could have a problem and leave me stranded, but that happens in newer cars too. I know friends that were stranded for weird electrical or computer gremlins in almost brand new cars. You could always get a flat tire too. I have been using my Reatta as my daily driver since Oct 2019 and it has left me stranded once, and that was because I let it run out of gas (oops).