Inertia Switch Location
04-26-2012, 04:00 PM
#12
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Well I got the tank dropped. Just need to know how to get these lines in this pic off. Can't figure it out. And yes, the pump is dead as a doornail
Just FYI, don't drop a gas tank that's full without the proper jack. I couldn't use mine because it was too small. I had to let it rest on my chest while I unlocked the ring that holds the pump in. Do that and you'll end up looking like this: What an idiot....
"The things I do when I'm broke and can't afford proper tools"
Just FYI, don't drop a gas tank that's full without the proper jack. I couldn't use mine because it was too small. I had to let it rest on my chest while I unlocked the ring that holds the pump in. Do that and you'll end up looking like this: What an idiot....
"The things I do when I'm broke and can't afford proper tools"
Last edited by JacobWoods; 04-26-2012 at 04:03 PM.
04-26-2012, 04:42 PM
#13
The best fit will be the plastic assortment of tools for AC and fuel lines from advance auto parts. I don't know if AutoZone carries them or not. The metal scissor tool doesn work worth a damn so avoid it.
04-26-2012, 07:46 PM
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pop the metal clips off and then use the tool to get it off, or if you're in a pinch and don't have the tool try using some cardboard from like a case of pop or beer, whichever you have available. and then roll a piece of it that will fit around the tube. All the tool does is push the spring lock out so they can separate.
Redneck solution but I had to do it once in a pinch
Redneck solution but I had to do it once in a pinch
04-26-2012, 08:10 PM
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I have both the metal and plastic ones. I make sure I spray some carb cleaner in the fitting to clean out any gunk and then a little Kroil or LPS to help the fitting slide in. It often takes two hands.
Re: the tank removal, I started ours by dropping the front tank and finished by taking off the bed. Much simpler.
I still have the fuel issue (i.e. no start) even after replacing both bad pumps so i am still looking for a solution once my back heals.
Re: the tank removal, I started ours by dropping the front tank and finished by taking off the bed. Much simpler.
I still have the fuel issue (i.e. no start) even after replacing both bad pumps so i am still looking for a solution once my back heals.
04-26-2012, 10:08 PM
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Well I'm still gonna buy those tools just in case, but I found a way around removing the lines from the fuel pump hanger. I've been looking up fuel pumps and noticed you can get them cheaper if you just buy the plastic housing with the fuel pump already inside. I had to break the old plastic housing to get it off the hanger, but who cares. Just to be double sure, I tested the pump again once I took it out of the plastic housing. Hooked it directly to my battery and NOTHING. Glad I didn't drop the tank for nothing.
RE to quikduk: Wow I wish you would have mentioned taking the bed off before I went through all that lol. Dropping the front tank is easy, but that rear tank was a f%^&*$# nightmare. I would have rather took off the bed lol.
FYI:
Buying the fuel pump, housing, and the hanger is $191
Buying just the fuel pump and housing is $109 (Thx to Summit)
RE to quikduk: Wow I wish you would have mentioned taking the bed off before I went through all that lol. Dropping the front tank is easy, but that rear tank was a f%^&*$# nightmare. I would have rather took off the bed lol.
FYI:
Buying the fuel pump, housing, and the hanger is $191
Buying just the fuel pump and housing is $109 (Thx to Summit)
Last edited by JacobWoods; 04-26-2012 at 10:12 PM.
04-26-2012, 10:32 PM
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I looked all over my garage for an alternate tool and you think of the only thing I overlooked. I had a full bin of cans and it didn't even cross my mind. Since you've been telling me most of what I need to know since I signed up here, how much for you to live in my garage? There's unlimited beer, a big screen TV, cigarettes, 'other' cigarettes, a pool, and hotties all over the neighborhood. Get back to me on that
04-28-2012, 10:33 PM
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Replaced the pump and reinstalled my gas tank. She's alive and well!!! My motor is no longer making a whining noise and it's not going from 600rpm to 0rpm and back to 600rpm upon cranking. Had no clue those symptoms meant the motor was starving for gas.
I'd like to offer some friendly advice to anyone who decides to drop their rear mounted gas tank. Don't do it. Drop the front one and replace it if both are dead and you only need one. If you have to drop the rear tank, I'd suggest dropping your exhaust as well if it's dual and/or in the way of the rear tank. Also, don't forget to remove the metal hose running from the gas cap attaching to the hose leading to the gas input on the tank. I did and fought the hose until I realized all I had to do was remove three 7mm screws near the gas cap.
Thank all of you for your help and I hope this post helps someone else in the future. This is the most significant forum I have ever signed up for.
I'd like to offer some friendly advice to anyone who decides to drop their rear mounted gas tank. Don't do it. Drop the front one and replace it if both are dead and you only need one. If you have to drop the rear tank, I'd suggest dropping your exhaust as well if it's dual and/or in the way of the rear tank. Also, don't forget to remove the metal hose running from the gas cap attaching to the hose leading to the gas input on the tank. I did and fought the hose until I realized all I had to do was remove three 7mm screws near the gas cap.
Thank all of you for your help and I hope this post helps someone else in the future. This is the most significant forum I have ever signed up for.
