Thread: Electric Fuel Pump Suction

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it shouldn't be too difficult to raise the body at the rear without having to undo any wiring, steering, pedals,seats etc---------take out the 8 or 10 bolts holding the body on(maybe made some 3 or 4 inch long headless bolts that you can use to keep body/frame aligned) and pick up the back enough to get the tank out

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

it shouldn't be too difficult to raise the body at the rear without having to undo any wiring, steering, pedals,seats etc---------take out the 8 or 10 bolts holding the body on(maybe made some 3 or 4 inch long headless bolts that you can use to keep body/frame aligned) and pick up the back enough to get the tank out

Yeah, we can make it sound easy, but the fact is this is a car that was built long ago, has had tweaks & changes over the years, and getting the tank out is a CHORE that he does not want to tackle if he does not have to right now. Trunk is fully upholstered, without provision for pulling the body bolts, full fendered, bumpers, tank cover in back, etc, etc. Everything looks pristine, but after 30 years you get rusted bolts, corroded clips, and who knows what else. Not asking for help dropping the tank. The question is, "Can an external electric mounted low on the frame suck through the OEM pump?"

If the answer is "No", then the internal pump is going to be pulled, and replaced with an external pump so the problem is gone for the future.