I have a Dodge Ram 1500 Magnum 6cyl.3.9L 2WD
It has set for approx. 8 years and it stalls after getting warm and will not restart until I let it cool off.
I have cleaned the throttle body, replaced the IAC, and the VSS to no avail.

Unfortunately I have 25 gallons of 89 octane and some Fuel Stabil in the tank.

I have heard that in my case that it might be easier to remove the bed to replace the fuel pump assembly.

Anyone want to weigh in today before me and a friend start yanking bolts or pumping out the tank and dropping it?

Also any help with bolt locations to remove the bed?

 

You'll have 4 bolts at the back of the bed. You'll have to remove your hitch receiver to get those bolts out. If you have a short bed, you'll have 2 bolts at the front of the bed. Long bed trucks have 4. I've removed a long bed before, it took me and 3 other guys to do it, it was heavy. I plan on swapping out my 26 gallon fuel tank for a 35 soon in my new short bed truck. I plan on dropping the tank. It's not that hard.

 

I yanked the bed.

 

I just replaced the fuel pump in my 97 1500 last fall and just raised the bed. Mine is a short bed. There are a total of 6 bolts in the bed. 2 in the front, 2 in the middle, 2 in the rear. They're fairly easy to find if you go underneath with a flashlight. I completely removed the 4 front most bolts then left the 2 rear most bolts so they were only in 2-3 threads. Then with me and 1 other person we tipped the bed up 1.5-2feet and wedged a couple blocks underneath. This leaves plenty of room to access the top of the tank and acess the fuel pump. Plus this way it is not necessary to disconnect any wiring and it will be easy to realign the bolts and bed with the cab.

 

Take the bed off, far easier and less work than dropping the tank, and spilling fuel, and unhooking lines and ****. Ive done it many times to customers cars.

 

Im leaning towards the bed removal. My 96 Ram 1500 6cyl 3.9L 2wd has the 8 foot bed. i only saw three bolts in the bed itself. Two in the front, one on the drivers side rear. Im sure with my luck that there will be a hidden, impossible to reach without dual forklifts and a magnetron.
My truck ran great for 70 miles at 70 mph, then died as I turned around to get back on the freeway. I got to be on a first name basis with several Batesville Mississippi police officers. I let it set half an hour and it started for the ride home. I have to drive with one foot on gas and one on the brake to get home. No codes, Fuel pressure at 49 psi.
I'm not sure if the fuel pump is the culprit. I've replaced and tested a lot of parts. But I'm at wits end!

 

In all reality, you want to drop the tank. Makes it easier to clean it out, if you can just roll it over to dump stuff out...... That allows you to use whatever you want to clean it, as it's easy to get back out.....

 

Tell me more about this gas tank swap; I've got a 96 1500 4x4 shortbed.

 

From what I understand, the 1500 long bed ext. cab trucks came with a 35 gallon gas tank, while all the other 1500s came with a 26 gallon. The 2500 gassers also came with a 35 gallon tank. As long as your truck isn't a single cab short bed, you can fit a 35 gallon tank under your truck, just lower the old tank and put the new one up in it's place. I've removed a 35 gallon tank from a long bed truck, I did it from underneath, just a couple of bolts holding the straps on.

 

^ this is correct. Long box 1500's have larger tanks. Removing the bed is easiest. This is what I did.