# 86 Stang wont start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/86-stang-wont-start/79665>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 1, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/86-stang-wont-start/79665 "2013-06-01T02:46:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Sabre1988](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/54ee81/32.png) [@Sabre1988](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sabre1988)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/86-stang-wont-start/79665/1 "2013-06-01T02:46:02Z")

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I am all the way to trying to determine if my fuel pump relay is good or not. When I am testing the outlet the meter jumps to 12 volts and then drops back to about 2 volts when I turn the key on. I also traced a clicking noise to a group of wires by the computer. It clicks about 5 seconds after you turn the key off.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2013, 8:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/86-stang-wont-start/79665/2 "2013-06-01T08:00:52Z")

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The fuel pump will not stay energized for more than a few seconds if the PCM doesn’t see a crank signal

It sounds as if the relay might be good