On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, RON WARD wrote:
:On removing the fuel pump assembly, is it as simple as undoing the
:two (2) nuts on either side of the pump from the side panel of the
:engine? I'm not having a problem (yet) with the pump, but it is the
:only component of my stock truck that I have not rebuilt or replaced
:since owning the thing. And as I am planning a longer than normal trip
:soon I'd like to be prepared to tackle a roadside failure of this my
:weakest link. A friend gave me a pump rebuild kit, so I have the parts
:to do the work. My green bible is a little sketchy on removing the
:assembly.
:
:Any trick to it?
:
Short open ended wrenches, as the little nuts are rather awkward. I carry
a complete spare pump -- it's much quicker to remove the old one, install
the new one, and rebuild the old one at home then it is to remove the old
one, rebuild it and reinstall it. It's invariably raining or snowing when I
have to do road or trailside repairs. (It's zero fun to replace a brake
flex hose in sub zero weather!) I've also had a fuel pump fail in a
catostrophic, non-rebuildable way. It sprang a whole the size of a quarter
in the casting. There's also a seal that's not in the rebuild kit. I've no
idea why, as it's a user replacable part. You don't want to find these
things out far from home.
David
-- dscheidt@tumbolia.com Bipedalism is only a fad.
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