So if that plastic 'bucket' fills with gas, there's no way it can drain
out. Wouldn't that mean the fuel pump is always submerged, even if you
run the tank dry?
Bill Day wrote:
> That unit, which contains the fuel pump, fuel gauge and fuel filter, is
> submerged in gas, gas is its "cooling" element and a good, expensive reason
> why you should not run a low amount of fuel(couple bucks here & couple bucks
> there kind of route) alot int the truck.
>
> Unless you want to save some sough and change it yourself, it cost me about
> $550 @ my Dodge dealer here in town to have it changed on my '95.
>
> I would personally love and exterenal or mechanical fuel pump for the
> dakotas vs. the intake garbage...
>
> Bill Day
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "WP" <puzlist@mn.rr.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 11:32 PM
> Subject: DML: Fuel pump question
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>>Can anyone tell me if the in-tank fuel pump in a 94 Dakota is actually
>>submerged in gas? I know it's in a big plastic bucket-shaped unit that
>>drops into the tank, but I can't tell from looking at it if it's built
>>that way to keep the pump out of the fuel, or if it acts as a baffle to
>>keep the pump submerged. There's no opening at the bottom, other than
>>the pump inlet, but the pump itself has an attached screen and a small
>>green tube that are both inside the plastic bucket. Anyone know what
>>that 'extra' screen and the green tube are for?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Warren
>>
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