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Originally Posted by RevXtreme 1
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Hey Tracy, thanks for the links.
I had already seen that one concerning the LPE fuel pump. Some people claim that a new fuel strainer must be used whenever the old one is pulled out, and that writeup doesn't mention that detail. Interesting that it does mention that new retaining bolts must be used on the pump, as it appears whoever last removed my fuel pump simply reused the old bolts.
That fuel tank description doesn't apply to the 2002, as the 2003s apparently went to a top mounted fuel pump, and my 2002 has an end mounted one. At least with mine, the fuel pump will be a LOT easier to get to.
Oh, let me ask a question here. Is that large aluminum cover the ONLY thing holding the fuel tanks in place? Or is there another strap or something underneath it? I do smell gasoline around the passenger side tank that I would like to check out. I know Harwood dropped both tanks to clean them out when he had my car, so possibly something wasn't tightened down, or worse, maybe the tank got punctured. I don't SEE any leaking, but it might be small enough that it just pools slightly on top of that aluminum cover and then evaporates before dripping. I would like to be able to remove that aluminum cover, but really don't want the tank dropping down.
Oh yeah, I read some instructions somewhere about draining the gas tanks and it appears that the correct method is to drain them both from the gas line connections at the fuel pump mounting panel on the driver's side, and then on the passenger side at a similar panel. I dunno, seems to me that gasoline will forcibly spurt out of those hoses when they are disconnected. So I must be missing something somewhere...
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