I have a 1993 Escort GT that has recently started to occasionally fail to start, only after driving a short distance and sitting for ~45 minutes. When this occurs, it cranks, appears to have good spark, and the fuel injectors are pulsed (noid light flashes), but the engine cranks for ~5 minutes without starting. The car runs utterly fine otherwise. I attempted to pull the computer codes via the paperclip and "Check Engine" light with no luck. Unfortunately, the fuel rail doesn't have a Shrader valve, so I can't easily check for fuel pressure. I tend to think that this is a fuel pump problem, but since the car runs normally, and the pump was replaced 50k miles ago, I think that it is likely a lack of power to the pump? Where is the the pump relay? Currently, I plan on changing the fuel filter, then checking for power at the relay, IF I CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE IT IS? I have heard that the ignition switch is sometimes a problem on this model? Thanks in adavance for any help. Bob Golding

I had fuel pump voltage...actually, I wired up a VOM to the fuses and drove around for a week or two...no correlation between voltage and the no start. It turned out to be a combination of a failing coolant temp sensor ($.50 from a junkyard Protege), and an improperly connected fuel pressure regulator solinoid. Local ford garage had changed timing belt ~4 months ago, and swaped the vaccum lines from the F.P solnoid and the Variable intake butterfly solinoid. Idiots. Just thought that I should post the solution in case anyone else ever has it. Bob