Glad to hear that everything went smoothly! Maybe that has inspired me to
take care of the sending unit issue on our ram, since it seems rather
painless.
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html www.omg-stfu.com""A. S."" <adakota4x4@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:BAY2-F1511jypXrXeeH00006532@hotmail.com... > > For those of you who have been following my questions on replacing the > fuel pump, here's the latest update. I was able to replace the fuel pump > over the weekend with no problem. Here are some answers to the questions I > had and other details that may be helpful to anyone else who attempts this > in the future. > First off, there is the debate of dropping the tank vs. jacking up the bed > vs. completely removing the bed. Having first hand experience now I can say > that the easiest way is to remove the bed completely. So what's involved > with removing the bed.how many bolts??? On my 95, there were 8 bolts. > After removing the 8 bolts, the lights need to be unplugged and the spare > tire crank tube thing needs to be removed. Also, the gas filler neck needs > to be disconnected. All of this is extremely simple and takes very little > time. After all of this is removed/disconnected, the bed will lift right > off. Three people can lift it off pretty easily, but the more the better. > Once the bed is off, replacing the pump itself is a snap. The lock ring > on the pump can be removed with a flat screwdriver and a few bumps with the > palm of your hand. You can then remove the gas line/hoses and electrical > connector and the pump is ready to lift out. Once I got the pump out and I > siphoned all the gas out and made sure to wipe the tank clean. The hole in > the gas tank is pretty big, so unless you have really big arms, you can get > in there to wipe it out. I found mine to be extremely clean after 138,000 > miles. > Pump installation is the opposite of removal. The pump comes with a new > gasket. The only thing you might need is a couple of hose clamps. In my > case, mine were in excellent shape and in no need of replacing. > Bed installation is the opposite of removal. It helps to have one person > under the truck and one person standing when lining up the holes for the > bolts. Otherwise you would be constantly getting up and down. Installation > of the bed was just as quick as removal. > Overall the job was simple. I would rate it as a job that you could > accomplish after you got home from work one evening and be ready to go the > next morning. That is, you could take 3 hours to complete the job and you > wouldn't be rushing yourself. > One other thing to note that I don't ever think was clearly answered is > the question of whether or not the sending unit was part of the fuel pump > assembly. I can definitely say that it is a part of the assembly. > Total cost for the job: about $158 for the pump assembly from Napa (that's > with a AAA discount). Sure beats the $450 shop quote. I've got some basic > pictures if anyone is interested in the future. I'll try to put them online > if I get a chance. > The new fuel pump fixed my problems. My gas gauge finally works after > 90,000+ miles of not working and the truck starts right up. No more turning > the key on/off twice and having the truck crank forever before starting. > Thanks to all those who answered questions last week. > --Aaron- > 95 DSRC 4x4 V6 > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page - FREE > download! http://clk.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ >
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