can a fuel pump just stop working

Asked by Frank May 18, 2015 at 10:01 PM about the 2004 Dodge RAM 1500 SLT Quad Cab RWD

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truck coded po171 and po174 at the stop light and died, now will not start, is it the fuel pump?

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Tooloose answered 8 years ago

Get under vehicle with a rubber mallet , jar the lowest part of the gas tank while someone else try's to start truck, you will be haring the seized fuel pump. If the pump starts to run again and truck cranks or attempts to start, REPLACE THE PUMP WITH A ORIGINAL equipment pump

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Tooloose answered 8 years ago

Jarring pump breaks loose seized overheated pumps due to driving around with low fuel in tanks. Gas cools And lubricates the pump

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Jim answered 5 years ago

Thanks so much Too loose...it worked. Was just getting ready to have it towed!

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