Fuel pump , in tank

Dutchman · Jul 13, 2009

Boy if anyone says replacing the fuel pump in the tank is easy ... slap them ....
I be working on my 94 S10 Blazer ... replace the fuel filter a week ago and it stop on me in town , wouldn't start so pulled it home .. check and I had spark .. so I worked on the fuel tank today ... What an experince ..

The only good thing is I had a small leak over 1/2 tank .. found it and repaired it ...

That's where my day went ... I didn't work all day on it , but most .. since I'm unemployed ... I have more time than scense ...
Mark

Tom in TN · Jul 13, 2009

Mark,

I replaced the in-tank fuel pump on my son's 200something Chevrolet Suburban. NEVER again. If it ever has to be replaced again, it's completely his problem with no involvement from me whatsoever.

What a pain!

Tom in TN

Dutchman · Jul 13, 2009

Yea , I wish the Engeneer [ the guy that thought of this ] would have to do it ....

I bet they would be on the outside someplace ...

Mark

Anonymous-0 · Jul 13, 2009

any honest mechanic will tell you that every task on an s10 is difficult!

fixerupper · Jul 13, 2009

I had to do that job on a 92 full size chevy pickup in a truckstop parking lot in Idaho once. NOT FUN! The fuel pump will quit at sometime or another, so why not make easy access (duh).

We had a 94 Dodge intrepid that had a removable door in the trunk floor for that purpose. Why couldn't all car and pickup makers do that? I'm sure Detroit could come up with an easily removable access cover in a pickup bed floor and still have it look good. They could stamp a hole with recessed edges so the cover could nestle down and be flush with the floor. Kinda simple isn't it? Jim

bison · Jul 13, 2009

Leave the broke one sit where it is and install an inline pump in the fuel line in the frame rail

DJM75 · Jul 14, 2009

1 thing for you guys to remember don"t run your tank under 1/4 or it prematurely were"s out in tank fuel pumps.

MasseyNumber12 · Jul 14, 2009

I've been working on cars for near 10 years now, and let me tell you if it has that s-10 logo on it I can guarantee you that you're going to have a headache. The absolute, worst thing with those s-10's is the fuel injection "spider" which is located down under the plenum. NOT FUN!

I'll be the first to say that the s-10's are a nice driving and great vehicle but they have their design flaws. It's something that I've come to accept, and when one comes into the shop I put my ear plugs in because it's going to take full concentration with no interruptions from anybody, anywhere.

All vehicles now have the in-tank fuel pumps and they all disgust you equally.

Anonymous-0 · Jul 14, 2009

on pickup trucks it is rather simple. just pull the bed off which is waaayy easier than dropping the tank. its like 8 bolts unplug the wires and remove the filler neck the bed is off in under 15 minutes. then access to pump is simple

bob farrell · Jul 14, 2009

I just replaced the in-tank fuel pump on a low milage !994 Lincoln. While doing so I tried to figure out why Detroit thinks an in-tank pump is a better deal than an easily accessable frame installation. Is it that much cheaper at the factory to install? (I doubt it). Do they last longer by being in the tank? (I doubt it - seems all manfacturers have high failure rates with in-tank).

Can someone tell me what advantage an in-tank has over a frame rail (advantage for anyone - consumer or manfacturer)?????? bob farrell

Howard H. · Jul 14, 2009

Hey Bob -

I've been wondering the exact same thing myself...

Why put it in the tank?? For one thing, I don't see how electricity in the tank might not lead to a spark...

I just replaced the pump on my Mercury Cougar last week and was wondering the same thing you asked about why not put it external...

Howard

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