From: Fred Martin (mung@in-touch.net)
Date: Tue Dec 23 2003 - 07:21:09 PST
Hi Tim...I'm in agreement with you on the price of the newer fuel pumps
in todays vehicles...and the dealers want up toward $1000 to replace
one. An old schoolmate friend has a 1990? chevy truck that the fuelpump
went bad in and it's a helluva job taking the tank out of one...so we
just cut a hole in the bed (3 sided hole) and replaced it from
there...folded the opening back down and covered it with the bed
mat...and grinned at 'em. It's a wonder that JC Whitney or someone like
them don't sell a kit with a template to cut the hole and a piece of
formed metal and screws to cover the opening when you're done...so the
engineers will make the future vehicles with the pump under a
crossmember so you can't do it. Fred Martin
Top Cat wrote:
> List:
>
> The in tank Fuel Pump that I am familiar with in my opinion would not
> over heat. The fuel pump blades (which push the fuel) are connected to
> the motor by a disk magnet about 2.5 inches across. If dirt and debris
> would happen to be so bad in tank and get by the screen to the blades
> then the motor would simple spin and produce enough resistance to blow
> the 2 amp protection fuze located in the top of the tank. Henceforth the
> reason for the small fuze at that part of the circuit.
>
> These fuel pumps have always been overpriced if you ask me and I have
> changed out motors in the past but it is extremely difficult for they
> are assembled with rivet like screws and need to be taken apart very
> carefully.
>
> Merry Christmas to all
> Tim Conover
> AMOY< China.
>
>
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