Great tip Jim! I just ordered a spare from www.rockauto.com: "BOSCH Part # 69100 Electric Fuel Pump In-line, $84.89." Search for the '86 F150 with the 302 V-8, and I'm sure others have it in stock. The fuel pump in my 2003 Ranger just gave up, and the dealer pump is $300. I bought a Bosch pump from NAPA for $98. The Vanagon pump is a lot easier to replace since I have to remove the truck bed to get at it. Much easier than draining the tank and dropping it though, and it's an excuse to by another tool, a Torx T-55 bit for the bed bolts. He who dies with the most something . . . Speaking of spares, I also replaced the original Vanagon front heater valve that's been secretly leaking but finally blew today with one from NAPA for $6. I was at NAPA buying the Ranger fuel pump, and when I came out there was a stream of coolant on the ground from the front of the van! I bought two valves at that price. VW still has them for $60, and maybe they are worth that, I'll see. Oh yeah, my wife's Scion xB's radio died yesterday too, but it was just a fuse. What's going on? I hope that this is all over for a while! Stuart No end of fun with old cars! ..... Be aware that mid-eighties Ford trucks use a Bosch pump that's "close enough." If I was stuck in EBF ^h^h^h Timbuktu, I'd hit the local CarQuest (or boneyard) up for a 1985-89 Ford F150 pump. Jim |
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