[72projectbird]

Originally Posted by jww

Update…….
Spent most of today trying to figger out what it takes to bring 85 into play. Decided to install tank, button things up jump pin 87 to 30 and get this thing outta here! Started right up and ran fine.
Removed jumper wire and replaced original relay expecting nothing and it primed, started and ran like new!!! Could not believe it was running!!!

My whole “brain dead” concept was that since the relay was not making an audible “click” then it was not powering or making contact and pin 30 had to be dead!!!! Well learn something new every day. Can’t believe I spent 3 or 4 days looking for a problem that didn’t exist.
On the plus side it did make me find 2 broken ground straps. The body ground strap and engine to frame ground strap. Plus fixed a bad ground wire from fuel pump to frame. Lessons learned, I guess

Thanks, Roger

That body style truck can be finicky with grounds. My 98 had those same ground straps broken, resulting in a bunch of random electrical issues. I ran new heavy duty straps, and made a second ground from the battery to engine, and it's perfect.

Glad you got it figured out!