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Matt 
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 Posted: 23 July 2008 at 4:50pm |
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That is equally sad, and impressive. Sad that you timed yourself, and impressive if its accurate.
 Just kidding about the sad part.Any key tips from the pro? |
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Dr.Fiero
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Posted: 24 July 2008 at 7:54am |
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tip: Experience helps.
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Matt
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Posted: 26 July 2008 at 5:16pm |
That's not exactly what I had in mind.  I bought the pump and sock today so I might start working on it tonight or tomorrow. I'm just going to follow the book unless anyone has some key tips that would make it much easier. As I have enough experience to know, that such tips exist.  |
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Dr.Fiero
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Posted: 26 July 2008 at 10:06pm |
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Lift up the back as high as you can get it - BLOCK IT UP!!!!
Remove the heat shield at the front of the engine bay. Pull the electric connector, and weave it down. Pull all the rubber lines off at the back. Undo the crossmember looking thingy. Undo the T-bolts, then fold the straps out of the way. Pull the tank slightly backwards, then lower the front. Slide it forwards to clear the hoses. Done. I ran into a batch of bad pumps... I was changing it every 3hrs at one point, hence why I was so fast at it. |
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Posted: 27 July 2008 at 9:38pm |
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Hour 3:
It's dark now and I can't see anything. I've had the tank off, replaced/re-wired the pump. And put the tank back in. (With 1 jack and 2 jack stands and $20 of gas in the tank!!!) All I have left to do is connect the hoses, and snug the bands. (Tip for anyone doing this in the future, invest in a 1/2" deep socket. Because it sucks to do with an open-box-end wrench.) After 2 showers and a bath I'm mostly clean. (I put up the front of the tank, and spilled out some gas, thus I rolled around in gas and dirt for 30min. I guess we'll see if I did it all right tomorrow. PS: The mechanism which I assume measures the fullness of the tank, aka the float. It registers by moving along a copper accordion band looking thing. Mine wasn't straight. The rear half was further out than the front half, could this be why my tank is empty when my gauge reads 1/4? |
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Dr.Fiero
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Posted: 27 July 2008 at 9:59pm |
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$20 of gas? So, like... 1/2 gallon?
FYI, it's a 13mm, not 1/2" The gauges USUALLY get inaccurate because the resistance in the element changes due to gunk build up. It should read 0-90 ohms through it's full range of travel, and have no spikes or drop outs inbetween. |
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Posted: 28 July 2008 at 7:03pm |
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IT'S ALIVE! My beauty has returned to me. Thank you everyone, especially Dr. Fiero for your help.
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