Great tip Jim!  I just ordered a spare from www.rockauto.com:  "BOSCH Part #
69100 Electric Fuel Pump
In-line, $84.89."  Search for the '86 F150 with the 302 V-8, and I'm sure
others have it in stock.  The fuel pump in my 2003 Ranger just gave up, and
the dealer pump is $300.  I bought a Bosch pump from NAPA for $98.   The
Vanagon pump is a lot easier to replace since I have to remove the truck bed
to get at it.  Much easier than draining the tank and dropping it though,
and it's an excuse to by another tool, a Torx T-55 bit for the bed bolts.
He who dies with the most something . . .

Speaking of spares, I also replaced the original Vanagon front heater valve
that's been secretly leaking but finally blew today with one from NAPA for
$6. I was at NAPA buying the Ranger fuel pump, and when I came out there was
a stream of coolant on the ground from the front of the van! I bought two
valves at that price.  VW still has them for $60, and maybe they are worth
that, I'll see.

Oh yeah, my wife's Scion xB's radio died yesterday too, but it was just a
fuse.  What's going on?  I hope that this is all over for a while!

Stuart
No end of fun with old cars!

..... 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