Perform a relay bypass:
A bad ground is the #1 cause of intermittent fuel pump failure on the 1995 Dakota.
Unplug a fuel injector. With the key in RUN, probe the injector connector for 12v. No voltage? The ASD relay is bad, or the crankshaft position sensor is not signaling the PCM.
Unlike older carbureted trucks, the fuel pump on a 1995 Dakota is not controlled by a simple key switch. It uses a complex circuit involving the , the PCM (Powertrain Control Module) , and an oil pressure switch as a backup.
: This is the load circuit that carries +12V power from the fuel pump relay to the pump motor.
About 12 inches forward of the fuel pump connector, the Dark Green/Orange wire passes through a factory crimp splice inside the frame rail. Salt gets in, corrodes the splice, and drops voltage to 8v. The fix? Cut out the splice and solder in a new 14-gauge wire.
: Often associated with the fuel gauge sending unit, sending resistance signals back to the instrument cluster.