Dang Fuel Pump Died..Got 4 years out of it.

[Ninja_Lawn_Guy]

W I D E A W A K E... 5 something am..

AT LEAST I'M SELLING THINGS ON EBAY, PAID FOR MY NEW FUEL PUMP, HOPE I CAN GET IT INSTALLED SOON.

What sucks is I started noticing a rough start here and there, then got fuel, drove a few blocks and BAM, truck died, rolling at a 30 mph coast I manually turned it onto a street and curbed it.

Thanks to PROGRESSIVE ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE I GOT A FREE (PAID) TOW HOME.

At least it's here with me and ready to get fixed. Hoping to cut a 3 sided panel out of the bed, bend it back and do the swap without lifting off the bed. Then I can fold it back closed and have an access panel in case it happens again in a few years.

Got 4 years out of the current pump. Hope the next one lasts longer.

 

[OldCracker29]

Sucks to hear the fuel pump went out. Four years, what kind was it?
Good to see you on here.

 

[Cowboy Cadillac]

I've got 4 years on my current (GM replacement)pump I only got a year out of the previous one. If/when this one fails I'm getting a Walbro

 

[ScottyBoy]

Do you routinely drive on a 1/4 tank or less and only add a few bucks of gas at the time? I have heard from several mechanics that doing that can put more stress on your pump.

 

[OldCracker29]

Do you routinely drive on a 1/4 tank or less and only add a few bucks of gas at the time? I have heard from several mechanics that doing that can put more stress on your pump.

I agree with Scotty. The fuel is what keeps the pump cool.

 

[ScottyBoy]

Do you routinely drive on a 1/4 tank or less and only add a few bucks of gas at the time? I have heard from several mechanics that doing that can put more stress on your pump.

I agree with Scotty. The fuel is what keeps the pump cool.

Yep. If the pump isnt fully submerged it will not cool as easily.

 

[OldCracker29]

Do you routinely drive on a 1/4 tank or less and only add a few bucks of gas at the time? I have heard from several mechanics that doing that can put more stress on your pump.

I agree with Scotty. The fuel is what keeps the pump cool.

Yep. If the pump isnt fully submerged it will not cool as easily.

I try to never get below a 1/4 of a tank, but occasionally it does happen. I always fill the tank up when I get gas.

 

[Ninja_Lawn_Guy]

Well, not working I don't have $100 to fill my tank up all the time so yes, little amounts ie: $30-50. It's ok I guess, life goes on, I'll manage. My buddy is gonna cut the access panel for me and swap should be relatively simple. And as for what kind it was, I honestly don't remember, but it wasn't that expensive so I'm assuming not top of the line.

 

[Zembonez]

That sucks man. Hope you get it fixed up soon. The myth that lower fuel levels shorten pump life is a funny one. Every in tank fuel pump is cooled by the fuel flowing through it... not so much the fuel around it. It does make sense that a submerged pump would cool somewhat better, but you have to be really really low on fuel for it to be exposed anyway.

Good to see you here though.

 

[PenguinLTZ]

Be sure and post pictures of thi access panel you are cutting