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Look at the little tit that sticks out of the fuel level float wire. (not electrical, the actual wire that the float hangs on). Buzz that as short as you can without the retainer being compromised. A small cutoff wheel would be the best way but only if the pump and screen isn't there of course. With that fatter pump, it's a hellovalot easier with that extra mm of clearance. Also, if you use hose clamps to mount the pump, make sure to clock them where they won't interfere with the installation.I need to drop my tank and find out why I run out of gas before I'm actually out of gas. I suspect my filter sock curled up and sucks air too early.
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Quote from: earlbrown on October 03 2012, 12:26:16 AM Look at the little tit that sticks out of the fuel level float wire. (not electrical, the actual wire that the float hangs on). Buzz that as short as you can without the retainer being compromised. A small cutoff wheel would be the best way but only if the pump and screen isn't there of course. With that fatter pump, it's a hellovalot easier with that extra mm of clearance. Also, if you use hose clamps to mount the pump, make sure to clock them where they won't interfere with the installation.I need to drop my tank and find out why I run out of gas before I'm actually out of gas. I suspect my filter sock curled up and sucks air too early.just read this. Completed the pump swap in one day. By default, this the only thing i've one in thus far. :-)Well, I go to drop the Denso pump in...see the black plastic nub sticking out of the resistor mechanism and of course the pump is large enuf to prevent me from tilting the hanger so the nub will clear the lip. Thanks to Earl, I won't be on of those dumbasses, not named Earl, that notches the lip...Right?Wrong-O! My Dremel is dead and I could not find a small cut off wheel anyway...so color me a dumbass because I took my side cutters and clipped each side of an area a quarter inch wide and folded the lip of the tank inward....prob ably should have folded it upward for easier access to the tab when I folded it back in place...but, truth is, I just thought about that when I was typing this Dropped the pump in and pulled the tab back up in place...THEN I noticed the big O-ring had shrunk and did not want to sit in the groove all the way around...an so far, stretching is not doing anything but exposing cracks in the o-ring as it still will not sit in the groove. So I ordered an O-ring from Glen.At least by taking two weeks to swap a fuel pump instead of the normal two hours to R&R, I am making Phil feel good!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope I remember how to put the tank back in...For those that are not masochists, this might be the way to go given the age of our sending unitshttp://www.racetronix.biz/itemdesc.asp?ic=FPS-G7W255&eq=&Tp=Pump already installed and all the install parts you might need, it seemsLooks like a better designed float mechanism with regard to the wiper and the resistor plus one would not have to take it apart ten times to get all the excess resistance out of the device like I did
No, none came with the Denso and the filter when I bought them...here, you can see the pump is quite a bit larger than the stock Walbro type
I'd get those black dots on your hand checked too. That can't be good (ESP if you're a lefty!)
