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Fuel tank sump, is it supposed to be loose?

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HemiRick

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Just replaced/upgraded my fuel pump to a 255, the sump in my fuel tank is loose, Is it supposed to be? My new pump wouldn't go in, because I couldn't get it in the sump, then I noticed the sump moved, and I was able to move it and make the pump go in w the filter sock in the sump.....
 

HemiRick

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BTW walbro pumps are no more, thet are TI now the parent company.....careful where you buy one many counterfeits, I got mine from Advance for $70
 

General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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No, they should not move around.
 

HemiRick

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Since apparently nobody here knows, I got this over at Corral:
Nope - I lost mine at an autocross event. Took a tight corner at speed and the liquid pressure wave took out the pump hanger and pump killing the motor. While I could still hear the pump it wasn't pumping anything. Required a whole new tank.

When I opened the tank the sump was in one corner and the hanger was just suspended by the wiring.

Whoops didn't see thiefs answer sorry
 
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You mean the baffle?

Nope, they are supposed to be welded to the bottom of the tank. It's very common for them to break loose. If you have a full tank of gas and rock the car you can hear them bang around. New tank time
 
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