I did my fuel pump the bed off way I did it by myself but I used a come a long hooked to the steel beam of my garage and then I just lifted the bed off. Also I called napa,autzone and advanced to see what pumps they had then I went online and found the cheapest one doesnt matter as long as its the same brand and is brand new all you have to do is bring in a picture of it and price and they will price match it. I got mine at autozone for 136.00

 

Well sounds like a pump to me, got all the symptoms, and I just hit 134k on the truck.
Looks like a got a ***** of a job to do in the barrices parkinglot...

 

i feel ya im in the navy so my options of places to do work is limited but we do have hoppy shops so i may go do mine there, and 136 sounds a lot better

 

Yea the marines don't give me too many options... Oh well.

 

well if your near a naval base see if they got a hobby shop, i know you can rent a lift for an hourly fee thats pretty cheap if i recall correctly

 

Just read the thread. I have the same issue on my '99 1500 5.2.
Tank r&r isn't that bad and I was able to locate a new replacement pump at www.autopartswarehouse.com for $99.00.
I get to do mine this week. Hope it all goes well for you!

 

By the way, if you want the fuel pressure regulator replacement procedure, send me an email to thomasnutting@gmail.com and I'll send you the pages from my .pdf manual.

 

For clarification:
The fuel pump assembly I found is currently selling for $99.54 at autopartswarehouse.com and the Fuel Filter/Pressure Regulator (problem source) is selling for $120.91 at the same place.

 

i am having a similar problem did the fuel pump fix the hard start?

 

I have a crappy little electric hoist from Harbor Freight in my garage that I used to lift my bed off my truck. I think I paid $89.00 for it like five years ago and it's still going strong.