Phone Man
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Fuel Pump and Tank
I replaced my fuel pump. When I dropped the tank it was rusted really bad and when I peeled back the padding used for vibration control, it had trapped tons of dirt and moisture. Guess what? It had a hole so I had to order a new tank. I got it from Advanced and used the "VISA" promo code on checkout and got $50 off plus another 15% on a sale they were having. I primed and painted everything including some rust spots under the body and the tank sheild. Felt good to get that done. My wife thinks i'm crazy!
I had the pump replaced about 5 years ago from a shop. It had a Carter in it with the original style connector on it. Here is a side by side of the Carter and Delphi guage rheostat. The Delphi looks like a much better pump overall.
The hardest part was getting the fuel lines off. The larger one was an oddball size. None of the disconnects I had fit, plus the carter had all kinds of addition plastic support around the pipe. I had to hacksaw off the tubes and mess with getting it out of the connector. POS Carter!!
So now My fuel pressure is a rock solid 52lbs. I posted a video here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vVNMj7Gsh8) to see if anyone thought the pump was going and really noone had seen an erratic fuel pressure reading like this. Turns out the pump must have been on its way out. I was actually trying to diagnose a p0300 issue but it still lives on. However it does run smother and idle is much more stable.
Here is the new video of fuel pressure. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rsRvBdvUzo&feature=channel&list=UL)
I replaced my fuel pump. When I dropped the tank it was rusted really bad and when I peeled back the padding used for vibration control, it had trapped tons of dirt and moisture. Guess what? It had a hole so I had to order a new tank. I got it from Advanced and used the "VISA" promo code on checkout and got $50 off plus another 15% on a sale they were having. I primed and painted everything including some rust spots under the body and the tank sheild. Felt good to get that done. My wife thinks i'm crazy!
I had the pump replaced about 5 years ago from a shop. It had a Carter in it with the original style connector on it. Here is a side by side of the Carter and Delphi guage rheostat. The Delphi looks like a much better pump overall.
The hardest part was getting the fuel lines off. The larger one was an oddball size. None of the disconnects I had fit, plus the carter had all kinds of addition plastic support around the pipe. I had to hacksaw off the tubes and mess with getting it out of the connector. POS Carter!!
So now My fuel pressure is a rock solid 52lbs. I posted a video here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vVNMj7Gsh8) to see if anyone thought the pump was going and really noone had seen an erratic fuel pressure reading like this. Turns out the pump must have been on its way out. I was actually trying to diagnose a p0300 issue but it still lives on. However it does run smother and idle is much more stable.
Here is the new video of fuel pressure. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rsRvBdvUzo&feature=channel&list=UL)
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