Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Can i have a detailed explanation on how to change the gas tank and fuel pump on my 1989 chevy silverado?

the present tank has a leak and i am not an auto mechanic in any way, but i do not have the money to have it done at a shop. i already have the replacement gas tank. I figured i would change the fuel pump while it was off too because i believe it is in the gas tank, but i could be wrong.
Can i have a detailed explanation on how to change the gas tank and fuel pump on my 1989 chevy silverado?
If you have no clue on how to do this, DO NOT DO THIS JOB.



To replace a fuel pump, water pump, battery is one thing when someone doesn't know what they are doing. But to replace a gas tank by a person with no experience is asking for problems.



A mechanics shop in my town allowed a rookie to change a tank out at the shop. That shop blew up later that day and killed 2 people. When I worked at Lexus and they were removing a gas tank. EVERYONE in the service area had to leave while only 2 mechanics did the work.



An empty gas tank is like a bomb. The last person you want touching a bomb is a person with no experience.



Save up the money and have a professional do the job.
Can i have a detailed explanation on how to change the gas tank and fuel pump on my 1989 chevy silverado?
No!
it is really not that hard. follow the wires from your fuel pump and disconnect them. it should just be a connector. there may or may not be straps around the tank. if there are, remove them. I would recommend you get a jack so that you can hold up the tank. After that, there should only be a few bolts that hold the tank to the chassis. also open your gas tank cap where you fuel up and take off the bolts that hold the neck to the frame.. that is about it
ok not a lot to say about it first might need to poeple best to have a floor jack theres straps you loosen let doen with jack remove hoses and wires dont forget filler tank hoseonce down the filter and pump in in center as a lock ring that you tap a round to line up with a notch and then it lifts out only hard part will be strap bolts and lettting it down and up the more gas the harder it will be so if you can get what you can out it will be better thus the two people and jack but heres a link might help some and if you type in how to remove fuel pump chevy silverado at yourtube might find someone who has a video stap nuts will be the worse some spary them good before starting and good luck

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