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Subject:Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
From:Jim Arnott
Date:Wed, 3 Apr 2013 18:04:17 -0700

Just a reminder...

Please trim your replies.

Fuel pump.  Be aware that mid-eighties Ford trucks use a Bosch pump
that's "close enough." If I was stuck in EBF ^h^h^h Timbuktu, I'd hit
the local CarQuest (or boneyard) up for a 1985-89 Ford F150 pump.

Jim

Never to wrong others takes one a long way towards peace of mind.
--Seneca

On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 5:52 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:

> yes.. definitely to have a spare pump..
>
> I had my share of same story but without the spare pump...
>
> On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 2:44 PM, david hardy <david@planetmind.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Moral of the story: carry a spare fuel pump, and learn how to
>> replace it
>> (it's easy). You can get an after-market one for $50 on ebay - but
>> you'll be waiting at least a
>> couple days (and pay many times that) for a parts store to get one
>> in most places.