So I go out today to install the Denso pump that I bought in the summer

[stevemon]

Similar to what I did except I took the pad off the jack, laid it on a 2' by 2', 1/2" piece of plywood and drilled through the pad and plywood. Then attactched the wood to the pad with countersunk screws.


(if I was to take an inventory here I might find I have about as many modified tools as unmodified ones. <LOL>)

[Steve Wood]

While I was mumbling about it tilting everytime the gas sloshed, I thought it would be easier with an enlarged pad...but, I have thought that every time I have changed a pump over the last 20 years...

The HF jack does not have much in the way of ears on the pad and it fits under the skid plate on the bottom of the tank so there is no worry about punching a hole in the tank even if the tank were heavier.

[earlbrown]

'Teve, any idea what the part number is on that round pump sock you have? The one that came with my pump was an FS132. It's rectangular and has to point towards the RR tire. I hated the idea of pointing the sock at the front of the tank but the baffling gave me no choice.


Which brings me to what I learned today...   If you don't clock the pump to 2:00ish the baffle will cause it to curl up and suck air while you still have plenty of fuel. And this is really interesting...   While I was going back together today I grabbed a paint mixing stick and did a depth measurement. Turns out the factory hanger's stop will locate the bottom of the pump sock about 1/2" off the bottom!
  I reclocked the pump, moved the pump down 1/2", scoured the earth for some 30R10 hose, gave up and made what I had work, changed the fuel filter, and now my FP was rock solid with 1.5gallons of gas in the tank.

Can't wait to see where I am when the hose blows off. Can't fix that on the side of the road!

[Steve Wood]

http://www.racetronix.biz/itemdesc.asp?ic=FFS-040&eq=&Tp=

FFS-040

If we could start from scratch, I bet we could build one of these things a lot better than the factory did

[earlbrown]

It's amazing how complicated something so simple can be. I'm still amazed at how far off the bottom the pickup is. When I first did my Denso/Supra conversion I assUmed GM put the locating ring where it needs to be.

1/2" means running out of fuel 1.87 gallons sooner than you should.