On Thu, 1 May 2008 01:24:35 -0600, "bg" <NotValid@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>beekeep wrote in message <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
>>
>>
>Dropping the tank is what I want to avoid. Beside it's a 40 gallon jobby
and
>It's full. I don't have a way to store 40 gallons. Does a 40 gallon tank
use
>a deeper pump than a standard tank?
>bg
>
>
I have a 35 gallon tank on mine as well and have changed the pump twice.
Strange, nobody around here knows Murphy's 5th law, when the fuel pump
goes the
tank is always full!
You're going to have to borrow some gas cans. There is an anti-siphon
ball in
the tank fill line. You will have to drop the tank a little and insert
the hose
below that ball to siphon it. Nobody here said it was an easy job, it's a
real
PITA.
beekeep
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