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Actually, it's not in the pump, but in an access about a foot from it. It's really pretty easy to do. suggest you run until almost out of fuel. two torx screws in the floor, from the rear they are across the hinged access. remove them, then pickup the access to spare only about 6 inches, then pull towards you (towards rear bumper). there are two keyed attachments and it should lift right out. you will see a larger silver disk with black rubber gasket around it (about the size of a 1lb coffee can), that is the fuel pump. If you can pump more that 12 or 14 gallons routinely into the tank you are fine on the pump side. The one on right is the sender. unplug the two connectors, unscrew the plastic ring, and remove. It is a silver cylinder and is completely self contained.
get a can of brake cleaner and attach the plastic wand. there is a nut on the bottom of the sender, I believe the end cap is blue. remove the nut, the cap will come off, the cylinder will slide off. DO NOT TOUCH ANY OF THE STUFF YOU SEE, yet... there are two wires running from top to bottom, if either is broken repairing them is beyond the scope of this discussion. if the wires are ok... you will note that the entire unit has a brown dirty muddy water look to it. spray that baby clean. the two wires will be copper/gold looking. make sure to get the contacts on the float that slides up and down the center post, the contacts ride on the wires. there are also addtional contacts at the top (and maybe the bottom - can't remember right now). basically don't touch anything but spray it clean. then check the plastic end cap and the interior of the cylinder, bet they have the muddy crude look too.... you know what to do. then put the cylinder back on, it's keyed, and put the plastic end cap on, I believe the post is offset (i.e. not exactly centered) and you will see how it goes. tighten that 8mm nut, we don't want it comming off.
reinstall and see how it goes.
one thing I like to do, there are two holes in the cylinder, I like to take an exacto knife and put a pointed blade in the hole and twist to enlarge the hole, just a little. seems to help the float respond faster, but it just may be me :).
let us know how it goes.
posted by 72.192.144...
, Sat, 10 Jun 2006 09:08:04, Sat, 10 Jun 2006 19:26:11
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