Just ordered the Bosch fuel pump as well from Rock Auto.   I plan to just
swap out the old one
when I do the fuel line fixes at the fuel tank.    Might as well....   Keep
the old one as a spare....

Steven
91 Westy

On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 7:40 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:

> Carry a spare coil too...or in my case buy a fuel pump only to find the
> coil has gone kaputski...that way you end up with a spare fuel pump...this
> has happened to me twice in 15 years.  And in both cases the coil I was
> replacing was less than a year old which was part of the reason I believed
> it was the fuel pump.  I hope to have the diagnosis right the next time
> this happens.
>
> BT
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 7:31 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
>