Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 08:06:27 -0700
Reply-To: Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
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Just ordered the Bosch fuel pump as well from Rock Auto. I plan to just
swap out the old one
when I do the fuel line fixes at the fuel tank. Might as well.... Keep
the old one as a spare....
Steven
91 Westy
On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 7:40 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:
> Carry a spare coil too...or in my case buy a fuel pump only to find the
> coil has gone kaputski...that way you end up with a spare fuel pump...this
> has happened to me twice in 15 years. And in both cases the coil I was
> replacing was less than a year old which was part of the reason I believed
> it was the fuel pump. I hope to have the diagnosis right the next time
> this happens.
>
> BT
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 7:31 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > 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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