engine wouldn't start

check the spark.does it start if you spray the intake?

yes it did fire when i used starting fluid. So if my 93 Cadillac fires when I us starting fluid does that mean its the pump?

It sure sounds like the pump has gone out which is common on these cars. Here is a guide that will give you an idea of what you are in for when doing the job.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-an-electric-fuel-pump

Please let us know what happens.

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i can hear the pump cycle, builds pressure and shuts off. fuse checked out to be good. i could feel and here the relay click. this fuse box is under the hood on the passenger side.still wont start. charging battery, the going to try putting some gas straight into the carb. any more ideas?

cadieman. i went backout to the garage after you replied on your last answer, so idecided to take the gas lines off the back of the carburetor, both of them, then turn the car over and no gas came out. so does this mean the pump is bad? (even thow i can hear the pump)vince

it runs when u spray it thats fuel.your going to have to replace the fuel pump and hoses to the sending unit.you can check for pump voltage to the pump at the connecter in the rear.use a test light or meter

i dropped the gas tank on the 1993 cad. I installed a new pump I figured it was weak and when I put the car back together it started YA!.

If you can hear the fuel pump run it can still be weak good job on replacing it.

Glad you could get it fixed, that kind of problem can be tough. Please use 2CarPros anytime we are here to help

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Vince Lettau, my 1993 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham suddenly would not crank...it turned on and the dash lights and cluster powered up, but the ignition would not allow the key to turn any farther to power the starter motor or solenoid. I by-passed this neutral safety switch by turning the key on and stepped on the brake pedal, moved the transmission from Park to Neutral, and the turned the key to the starter position, and the car starts every time...so now I am wiring around the this failed safety switch connecting the starter solenoid purple power wire directly to a 12 volt battery source through a relay so the wires won't burn open after one engine start.

Hi,

This post was from about 7 years ago so hopefully they go that info. Please let us know if you need assistance with anything in the future.

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