So it's been a couple months of strong fuel smell on the driver side. No evidence of leakage or impact to driveability. Pressurizes normally as I listen for it on purpose before starting. Pump runs and stops.

Normal mpg for my kind of setup. Nothing alarming, until it showed today.

I have a full tank and parked on a slight incline, so front is pitched up. I could see moisture on various parts of tank and are in line with where the fuel pump is. So wiped with the finger and sure enough...fuel. yay!! Cold enough temps that not evaporating so quick...lol

Felt up on the top and could feel the fuel pooled within the large threaded ring. Again, drives fine.

Picked up a new pump from Napa.


Currently, I'm ready to cut a panel in the bed for direct access. This would alleviate dealing with a full tank. Although I could drive it to use it...just would be a total waste. I don't readily have means to lift bed and would need to remove alot of things.

So any thoughts, input from you pros that have had the best experience changing your fuel pump? Anything to give me a heads up on, tips, hoses, etc.?

Is it simply, unplug, unscrew, carefully remove...then reverse actions to install? Do a particular purge step?

Thanks

 

If you really truly are ok with cutting a hole in the bed that would obviously be the easiest way out. There is a video on YouTube with a guy giving the dimensions for the hole needed. I found jacking one side of the bed up not overly difficult (I think you have seen my pictures), but more work and finesse nonetheless. Can be done yourself. I'm not sure how it would work with your custom bumpers and such though.

If you have a tranny jack or two jacks with large wheelbase im sure dropping the tank wouldn't be that bad either. Both ways have their difficulties but I really dont rank it as that bad of a job.

 

Take the fuel line off the rail, and extend it to a gas can, then jump the fuel pump relay to pump the tank dry.

 

Yeah, I'm for sure cutting. Just too many other things to do and if I mess up the pump or it's a bad one, then the effort to replace is much much less. lol

I'll look for that video.

You did yours, like 2 years ago?

 

Perfect!!

 

So I didn't end up cutting the bed or replacing the pump. lol

I first checked where the leak was coming from. Having the 3" body lift made it possible to squeak my head up and look with an LED mirror.

Had to prime the pump and voila...it revealed itself. The steel housing of the fuel outlet had a pinhole leak. So it was a fine mist. Given that...I put JB SteelStick Epoxy on it. Been 2.5 hrs since, so we'll see.

Showing new pump for reference.






Repair attempt

 

OT-
Where did you get the cool mirror? (**** Christmas just passed by!)

 

+1 - I really like that mirror, too. It looks a bit like this one, but it would be great for Wh1t3Nukle to confirm.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/General-Tool...UAAOxywOtSZDpG

 

C'mon...my first redneck mod!!










It's from Home Depot.

 

On my way!