Khill3253

I just bought a spectra fuel tank and pump assembly from rock auto to replace my leaky front tank with a bad pump in my 96 f150 before i move about 400 miles to the U.P. of Michigan for college. I was wondering how much of a pain it will be dropping the old one and bolting up the new one. I have the fuel line tool but i was wondering if I would need anything else. Thanks in advance.

tanman90

I deleted the front tank on my '90 and dropping the tank was easy, not sure if the fuel lines on your '96 are the same but mine were easy to disconnect. Just four strap bolts, two fuel lines, electrical plug, and a vent hose. I didn't remove the pump so no idea there.

Make sure to do it while the tank is empty or close to it. The tank is pretty light while empty.

Khill3253

The pump comes pre installed in the tank and with new straps. I figured buying that one would cut out a good 80% of the work for the extra 20 or 30 bones. By the sounds of it, it should be pretty simple. I figured I would just cut the old straps to drop the tank and go from there.

fltdriver

The only issue you may run into is the connector not being the same, don't know why but people have been getting wrong connectors on pumps. If you run into this just splice new wires into the connector in the same order (with clip up, left to right is the same on all of the connectors).

Other than that it will be very quick and should be hassle free since the hard part is already done for you. Smart call on getting the assembly, no worries about getting everything seated correctly and making sure you got the right pump for your tank.

tanman90

I also forgot about disconnecting the filler neck. Overall its an easy job, you shouldn't run into any huge problems. Don't let gas pour in your face when you disconnect the lines

fltdriver

Best. Advice. EVER!

sdmartin65

Be Thankful it's the front tank not the rear, IMO front is quite a bit easier.

Khill3253

Yeah, the tank is empty. I know that for sure. 30 bucks worth of gas at 3.80 a gallon into a leaky tank that doesnt work a week after I got the truck last spring solved that problem. We'll just say it involved quick ride home, a screw driver, a 5 gallon bucket and a whole lof of gas everywhere. Not my smartest moment, but on the bright side the lawn mower got a full tank of gas a month early.

4wheeldevil

i just did this on my 94 extended cab 4x4. i took my bed off. so getting to the fuel lines was real easy. i am also so glad i have a set of ratcheting wrenches as the bolt for the front strap was under the rear of the cab. also to save you a head ache DONT MIX UP THE STRAPS, MARK THEM. they are different lengths. i didnt notice this till i had them off and tossed to the side.

tank should of come with a new connector for the fuel pump and the instructions are not always right. when i did my rear tank i had to switch around two of the wires. this time the color of wires that i was suppose to use didnt exist so i temp wired and tested then permanently crimped the wires together. the ground wires were labeled correctly though. and since i was dumb and didnt disconnect the battery during the tank install i popped a fuse at some point.

oh i also put bedliner on the tanks before each install duplicolor on the back witch seems to be holding and rustolem on the front we will see how that holds up

Chris_1

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Don't get too jammy with that disconnect tool. Too often guys aren't real careful trying to unhook the fuel line until after they already screwed up the spring clip inside.
IMO disconnecting the fuel lines is the only tricky part : if they come undone easy right off the bat everything else is simple. If they don't come undone the whole thing turns into a real pain.
Spend a little time making sure they're not seized in there.