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Well today i replaced the fuel pump on my car via the access panel way, wit hthe halp of my dad. the hardest parts of the install were reconnecting the lines afterwards and cutting the hole, in that order.
reconnecting the lines was harder because the places you had to reconnect them to were up to 2 inches to the left of where my cut ended. i would have made the cut bigger but it was after i put the pump in and the fact of the dremel causing sparks with the gas fumes made me nervous. i gave myself about 1/4" more room than his specs said and i still had to cut an extra anch from the bottom. so if you follow these directions add one inch to the bottom and 1/2"-1" on the left, and an extra 1/4" all around.
cutting the hole required some HD cut-off wheels ($6 for a 20 pack at home depot). I used about that much, i dont know how much exactly but it will vary depending on how you cut. make sure not to put too much pressure on the wheel and let it do all the work. the wheels, although they can cut through metal, are very brittle. make sure nobody, including any of your body parts, are directly parallel to the blade itself because they break alot and go flying, and also he mantions alot of sparks but i didnt think it was bad at all. also i still havent found sheet metal to cover the hole, i dont know where to get it. the inside of my car smells like gasoline still. [img]graemlins/barf.gif[/img]
also, the walboro pump he uses is just a pump, and he had to reglue the whole bicket and all that crap. the pump i got included the whole bucket and all the lines that are going into it, a strainer, and a new rubber ring that goes on the top of the whole pump. it made it 10x easier.
the only thing i regret about the install is the fact that it didnt solve my misfiring problem and there is a big oil leak that i just found today. :( i'm going to get the engine steam cleaned so i can find the leak and fix it, then i have to figure out what the f*ck is causing the misfiring. if there is anyone in the sacramento area that knows their stuff about camaros i would really apriciate it if you could drop by and maybe drive it around because i dont know what else it could be. :(
well there is my college thesis... i mean my fuel pump after-install guide. have fun. and be safe.
reconnecting the lines was harder because the places you had to reconnect them to were up to 2 inches to the left of where my cut ended. i would have made the cut bigger but it was after i put the pump in and the fact of the dremel causing sparks with the gas fumes made me nervous. i gave myself about 1/4" more room than his specs said and i still had to cut an extra anch from the bottom. so if you follow these directions add one inch to the bottom and 1/2"-1" on the left, and an extra 1/4" all around.
cutting the hole required some HD cut-off wheels ($6 for a 20 pack at home depot). I used about that much, i dont know how much exactly but it will vary depending on how you cut. make sure not to put too much pressure on the wheel and let it do all the work. the wheels, although they can cut through metal, are very brittle. make sure nobody, including any of your body parts, are directly parallel to the blade itself because they break alot and go flying, and also he mantions alot of sparks but i didnt think it was bad at all. also i still havent found sheet metal to cover the hole, i dont know where to get it. the inside of my car smells like gasoline still. [img]graemlins/barf.gif[/img]
also, the walboro pump he uses is just a pump, and he had to reglue the whole bicket and all that crap. the pump i got included the whole bucket and all the lines that are going into it, a strainer, and a new rubber ring that goes on the top of the whole pump. it made it 10x easier.
the only thing i regret about the install is the fact that it didnt solve my misfiring problem and there is a big oil leak that i just found today. :( i'm going to get the engine steam cleaned so i can find the leak and fix it, then i have to figure out what the f*ck is causing the misfiring. if there is anyone in the sacramento area that knows their stuff about camaros i would really apriciate it if you could drop by and maybe drive it around because i dont know what else it could be. :(
well there is my college thesis... i mean my fuel pump after-install guide. have fun. and be safe.
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