LowSHO
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I just finished this process and I'd like to add a few tips to the very many helpful ones I found on this forum.
1. The fuel pump is on the passenger's side of the tank. The Shotimes how-to (very helpful) says you can get by without unbolting the driver's side strap. Not true! I put the floor jack on the driver's side and let the passenger's side of the tank down to the floor. I couldn't get sufficient access to the retainer ring otherwise.
2. The Walbro 190lph is short enough to fit in the bracket and retain the use of the surge dampener. I used the Auto Performance Engineering kit FPF016 for my '91 MTX. So I didn't use the connector hose and clamps which came in the kit.
3. Sdpatt and others have emphasized that with a little planning, you can run the gas tank nearly empty for convenience' sake. I didn't have that option. Get 12' of 1/4" fuel hose at your auto parts store and keep wiggling it around in there until you've got at least 9' in. There are a couple of places where the hose will get hung up on the way in. You have to get past those.
4. Go ahead and buy the replacement tankstrap bolts and clips. They are still available from the Ford dealers (about $18). I feel a little better knowing that the new bolts with uncorroded threads are holding up my tank. Also, 13 years from now, when I replace this pump, the bolts won't be any more difficult to remove than these were.
5. It took me 6 tries (over two days) to get the car to start and run properly. When I started it right after the replacement (and I turned the key six or seven times to pressurize the system), the car ran for about 1 minute and stalled. This was the symptom I had just labored mightily to fix - massive depression set in.
The next time it ran for about 3 minutes, then 5, then 10 and so on. It seems fine now, a day later.
So don't worry if the car doesn't fire right up - go inside, take a shower, think calming thoughts, then try it again.
6. Spend lots of time on this forum. The symptoms I saw led me to question virtually half of the onboard devices on my car. Read patiently through the posts, ask questions when you have them.
I would put the posts for APE, the Shotimes procedure, and sdpatt's helpful comments, but I'm not that skilled. Perhaps the moderators can provide the appropriate links.
1. The fuel pump is on the passenger's side of the tank. The Shotimes how-to (very helpful) says you can get by without unbolting the driver's side strap. Not true! I put the floor jack on the driver's side and let the passenger's side of the tank down to the floor. I couldn't get sufficient access to the retainer ring otherwise.
2. The Walbro 190lph is short enough to fit in the bracket and retain the use of the surge dampener. I used the Auto Performance Engineering kit FPF016 for my '91 MTX. So I didn't use the connector hose and clamps which came in the kit.
3. Sdpatt and others have emphasized that with a little planning, you can run the gas tank nearly empty for convenience' sake. I didn't have that option. Get 12' of 1/4" fuel hose at your auto parts store and keep wiggling it around in there until you've got at least 9' in. There are a couple of places where the hose will get hung up on the way in. You have to get past those.
4. Go ahead and buy the replacement tankstrap bolts and clips. They are still available from the Ford dealers (about $18). I feel a little better knowing that the new bolts with uncorroded threads are holding up my tank. Also, 13 years from now, when I replace this pump, the bolts won't be any more difficult to remove than these were.
5. It took me 6 tries (over two days) to get the car to start and run properly. When I started it right after the replacement (and I turned the key six or seven times to pressurize the system), the car ran for about 1 minute and stalled. This was the symptom I had just labored mightily to fix - massive depression set in.
The next time it ran for about 3 minutes, then 5, then 10 and so on. It seems fine now, a day later.
So don't worry if the car doesn't fire right up - go inside, take a shower, think calming thoughts, then try it again.
6. Spend lots of time on this forum. The symptoms I saw led me to question virtually half of the onboard devices on my car. Read patiently through the posts, ask questions when you have them.
I would put the posts for APE, the Shotimes procedure, and sdpatt's helpful comments, but I'm not that skilled. Perhaps the moderators can provide the appropriate links.
