If you get the fuel out of the damn thing, it is as light as a feather.
Now
when I dropped mine and saw that carry handle molded into the top of it I
have to wonder just how often they expected this tank to need to be
removed.
:-)
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"beekeep" <honeybs@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:48190691.46242250@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:31:06 -0600, "bg" <NotValid@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>I read someplace that if your fuel filter is a bit clogged, it can cause
>>the
>>pump to overheat and shut down. I've been dealing with a very
intermittant
>>problem for a few years on a 318 van and I'm thinking that it might be
due
>>to the pump shutting down. I tracked down a few other intermittant
>>electrical problems and up untill yesterday the truck had been running
>>perfect for about a year. I wasn't getting fuel at the engine so I
>>eventually pulled the fuel line off of the filter input and ran a direct
>>12
>>volts to the fuel pump to rule everything else out. The pump didn't
pump.
>>But after sitting all night, the pump works. I guess the pump had enough
>>time to cool down? My question is, if the pump overheats, does it
normally
>>take that long to cool down or do you think that my pump is
intermittant?
>>#2 - If I have to drop the tank, do I have to buy a special tool from
>>dodge
>>or is there some other deep drive socket out there that can reach the
>>nuts.
>>tia bg
>>
>>
> The Dodge fuel pumps used on their vans are only good for about 150K
> miles.
>
> It seems to me the first time I had to drop the tank the nuts were
rusted
> on so
> bad I had to cut the bolts. Bent carriage bolts work great for
> replacements
> with ss nuts. Replacing the second and third fuel pumps were a snap. A
> motorcycle jack works great for dropping the tank and raising it up
again.
>
> beekeep
>
>
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