Akurma
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Worked on the fuel tank today
Pulled the old fuel pump assembly out of the tank Dont know why ford couldn't make the opening a little bit bigger to make it easier to slide the assembly in and out. the assembly was replaced at some point in 2004 for sure. The hat and the pump itself are dated 2/18/04. Wonder if the tank was changed as well.
While i was picking up the tank I noticed something rattling around inside the tank itself. Once the assembly was out and stuck my head in there and realized there was a bit of plastic in the tank. After fishing it out I realized it was the end of the fuel fill neck that fell off. wonder how long that's been floating around in there. Was shocked at how clean it was inside the tank!
Took the old pump and filters/socks/strainers whatever you want to call them off. Cleaned out the inside of the assembly before dropping the Deatschwerks 340lph pump in the housing and replaced both of the filters. I am extremely disappointed in the Deatschwerks pump. Not only did they not include the plug adaptor that its suppose to come with but they also dont include the filter/strainer for the pump itself. They only include the one that goes on the bottom of the assembly. I just hope this pump is as good as everyone makes it out to be.
Besides those annoyances, the pump was a direct drop in unit and the exact same size and orientation as the factory pump.
Didn't get a chance to put the tank back in the car. Hopefully can find time during the week as I really want to stop crawling underneath the car with this cold weather coming!
Pulled the old fuel pump assembly out of the tank Dont know why ford couldn't make the opening a little bit bigger to make it easier to slide the assembly in and out. the assembly was replaced at some point in 2004 for sure. The hat and the pump itself are dated 2/18/04. Wonder if the tank was changed as well.
While i was picking up the tank I noticed something rattling around inside the tank itself. Once the assembly was out and stuck my head in there and realized there was a bit of plastic in the tank. After fishing it out I realized it was the end of the fuel fill neck that fell off. wonder how long that's been floating around in there. Was shocked at how clean it was inside the tank!
Took the old pump and filters/socks/strainers whatever you want to call them off. Cleaned out the inside of the assembly before dropping the Deatschwerks 340lph pump in the housing and replaced both of the filters. I am extremely disappointed in the Deatschwerks pump. Not only did they not include the plug adaptor that its suppose to come with but they also dont include the filter/strainer for the pump itself. They only include the one that goes on the bottom of the assembly. I just hope this pump is as good as everyone makes it out to be.
Besides those annoyances, the pump was a direct drop in unit and the exact same size and orientation as the factory pump.
Didn't get a chance to put the tank back in the car. Hopefully can find time during the week as I really want to stop crawling underneath the car with this cold weather coming!
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