It's a fused circuit. With key on, the injectors will have steady 12 volt power to them. Only when the pcm internally grounds the injector ground wire (running from the injector into the pcm) for a split second, then the injector will pulse.
So you have a fused wire from a fuse box to the injectors. With key in ON, the injector will have voltage to it constantly. When the pcm grounds the circuit, power is passed across the injector terminals, energizing the injector solenoid or coil, and that is your pulse.
Check the injector fuse, check for voltage to an injector with key on, and check the ground wire from injector to the pcm. Here's how to check the ground circuit: use a test light and clip the tester lead on the POSITIVE battery post. Put the tester probe into the ground terminal at the injector, and have a helper crank the engine over. If ground circuit is good, the test light will blink when cranking. You are shooting voltage into the ground wire, and every time the pcm internally grounds that wire, the test light will blink. One other possible cause of no pulse is a shorted injector. This can be checked by testing the resistance (with an ohmmeter) across the injector terminals. It will have a specified resistance value -a few ohms, depending on the make. Just check the resistance of all injectors. Any one that is way off from the others may be a shorted injector- an internal short in the injector solenoid.
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