Gas Tank - Fuel Pump Install

Shakerhood said:

Lookin good Bro.

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So I waited the rain out and then slid the tank underneath to hook up the lines, went to check the fuel pressure with a couple key forward cycles and wouldn't ya know my fuel pressure feed line had a couple pin hole leaks in the plastic coupling at the housing on the tank ....FML

So that means my old tank probably isn't leaking like i thought
Still needed the fuel pump so while i was there, thought I'd just add more money

Somebody need a f@#k'n stock tank??!!!!

This is the part that screwed me, it was on the underside so i didn't see it. Had a small fountain stream when i slid it one way or another, ...Lord watching over me when it was on my old tank that i thought was leaking ....Wheeeew!!!

Just went and got some new fuel line and just ran a hard line from the tank to the filter. Psi is at 39-40 but when i shut it off it raises a hair.

Here is at idle at a light...

Crap, I set the fuel pressure at 39 psi with vacuum

Knew it smelled a little strong, got it corrected with 39psi w/ no vaccum now ...around 32psi now at idle.

Dropping the tank doesn't take long if you're just replacing fuel pump etc, it's just lowering the jack on a piece of wood onto two coffee cans on the ends is how I balanced it. Bricks could work too. But I had bad weather the entire weekend so I had to pick my times, water heater is in the garage so I had to keep the fumes away from it. I also took my time cleaning and spraying the underside of the spare tire, painting the new tank etc in between weather storms. After doing it once you'll definitely be faster, but using the jack, balancing, sliding the wood back in forth to drop the straps all by yourself is a little tedious. I used a longer piece of wood cause i was by myself with no help. Easiest way I found was to remove the strap closest to filler neck first. Then slid the wood over and removed the left strap. I used the filler neck, still in the tank and the left strap to hold the tank slightly to slide the wood over to to the right to remove the left strap.

Here is @Jarrod@latemodel doing it on a lift.

View: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wOeqAulc6uM


View: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mCGzZfWAK9w

Onefine88 said:

Sugarloaf Parkway Huh? I know where that is. I bet you spend some money at MU.

I live on the west side of town in Hiram.

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Oh cool, yeah Ga20 & sugarloaf is real close to me. Been in Hiram before but it's been a while. We could get some of these pony freaks up around Ga and go ride out