Engine bogging, everything looks normal though...

[Mogobs30th]

Re: Engine bogging, everything looks normal though...

true, but dropping my (99% full) gas tank is not something i'm very comfortable doing out on the shoulder of a busy road lol... who knows what kind of crud would float into my open gas tank while I was doing that...

that, and I have all the electronics for my sound system hooked up and bolted straight to the sheetmetal on the top there, so cutting an access hole would mean I have to take all that crap off and rewire it and put more holes in my sheetmetal to reattach. And I dont have a welder. That and sparks+gas tank doesnt exactly make me jump at that solution...

In the end, its worth it to me to pay the 850 bucks to a local shop that does good work and save me the huge PITA, so I can focus on kickin back and relaxing for the week until my new job starts.

Laziness prevails!

Siphon the gas out, they make siphons for this purpose. Should be able to do it on the side of the road with 2 6-gallon cans. Have it towed back to wherever you're working on it. Remove all the additional electrical you have back there, and remove the negative on the battery, that way you know there is no current flowing thru the fuel pump assembly. Cut a hole 1' x 1' in the rear, and get another piece of sheetmetal to replace with. Pull out the assembly, replace pump (or whole assembly if you wanted) cut the hoses to length, reinstall. As BigBrian said, use short selftappers (at this point you can actually MAKE a hinged door) to put the new piece of sheetmetal on. Simple work.

I have a hard time with shops, thats why I do alot of the work myself.

[bigbrian442]

Re: Engine bogging, everything looks normal though...

As BigBrian said, use short selftappers (at this point you can actually MAKE a hinged door) to put the new piece of sheetmetal on. Simple work.

That would be Blizzard242, I would pull the tank. I'm just not into cutting holes in my floor for a short cut when it can be done another way.

[Blizzard242]

Re: Engine bogging, everything looks normal though...

Yeah, this is me when working on my car -> :excited: The trap door idea wasn't swept under the rug for a reason but it's not the right way. But it's way easier. I don't mind having easy access though if something were to happen with my pump further on down the road.
Don't worry about the sparks, those should only be flying before you get to the tank. And I can't stress this enough if you decide to go this route is to cut very shallow or else sparks will be in your tank.

[Mogobs30th]

Re: Engine bogging, everything looks normal though...

Yeah, this is me when working on my car -> :excited: The trap door idea wasn't swept under the rug for a reason but it's not the right way. But it's way easier. I don't mind having easy access though if something were to happen with my pump further on down the road.
Don't worry about the sparks, those should only be flying before you get to the tank. And I can't stress this enough if you decide to go this route is to cut very shallow or else sparks will be in your tank.

I would agree, its probably not the right way, but when replacing parts, its always easier to have access to it again. Even new parts from part stores don't last as long as the original, fuel pumps are no different.

Ive dropped a few tanks before, Ive never been fond of it. If the trap door was an option, I would take it.

Just to note, I would not use a sawzall to cut this hole. A die grinder would be a better choice.