Ok. So this Sunday I am getting everything ready for work and know I will need gas. I decide that a bit of sea foam in the tank will help since I haven't done this in the two years that I have owned the truck. Work is 20 miles away and I made 15 of them without a problem. The other 5 were towed to work.

I am pretty sure it's the fuel pump, I can't hear it run anymore when I turn the key on. I am gone for the week 3 hours from home and can't really run through a fuel systems check to verify that it is indeed the pump.

Now, going on this assumption and when I get it home, what is the best way to drain the majority of my fuel from my tank? I was thinking that a kerosene transfer pump might work. Any other suggestions?

Oh, and Murphy's law states that a fuel pump will only go out when there is 3/4 or more of fuel in the tank. I don't wanna wrestle 25 gallons of fuel in the tank outta my truck.

 

I usually remove the Fuel filler hose, and shove a plastic hose into the tank and siphon it out.
Kerosene transfer pump works, but only difficult part is getting a hose into the tank with all the check valves and small clearance.

U are right about murphy's law, So far 9 outta 10 fuel pump I've replaced is on a full tank of gas.

 

i just did mine 2 days ago, mine went out on friday. double check and mke sure its no the fuel system relay first, swap the horn relay into it and see if it kicks on, if not then its fuel pump time. and yea i had 20gals in mine when i did it. and i had to do it alone, and without a jack so i had to improvise.

 

You can take off the bed(with help) and not have to remove the tank

 

 

my nephew just did my fuel pump last week of june.
there is one more way to do it with out droping the tank or removeing the bed.
here's what he did.
losen the nut's on pass side but leave nut's on take nut's off driver side
undue the break light wire's
put jack on 4x4 on spring over axle
jack it up bed will tip to passanger side that's why you leave the nut's on
he then put 4x6's on the cross menber's
there is your fuel pump.
took him about 45 min's. from start to finish
sorry on picture's
he did use air tool's. by hand a little longer.

 

that is smart!

 

Good idea. I'll have to see about trying that out.

 

Hmm...think I will try this as my fuel pump is on its last leg. Thanks for the idea.