[Shotimes] hinged door in the floor of the car to get at the fuel pump

[Midwest SHO Specialists]

On the subject of fuel pumps.  I replaced one yesterday for a customer with
the Walbro 190lph.  Is fuel not an electrical conductor?  It looks like the
wires are all in danger of getting some fuel splashed on them.  This really
freaked me out, even though I was installing the fuel pump in the same
fashion as OEM.  Walbro gives you wires crimps to use.  I opted out of those
and used some waterproof wire nuts instead.  So is fuel a conductor?

Mike Kopstain
Midwest SHO Specialists
827 North Chestnut Avenue
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
www.MidwestSHO.com
Sales@midwestsho.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Salaets" <jsalaets@msn.com>
To: "Ian Fisher" <ianf@eden.rutgers.edu>
Cc: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] hinged door in the floor of the car to get at the
fuel pump


> > I have pictures and a write-up somewhere. Email me tomorrow offlist and
> > I'll try to get it all together.
>
> Is this something you could post on a webpage?  I bet there's a lot of us
> that would like to look at it out of curiosity and for future reference.
>
> > I strongly recommend lowering the tank before cutting into the floor.
> > The fuel lines are right below the car's floor. Not a good idea to miss.
> > I am also wary of sparks generated by electric tools and fuel vapor.
>
> Good point - those lines are really close to where you'd need to cut, and
> there's no need for an unplanned fireworks show!
>
> > The best bet is to use the piece of metal that you removed and add wings
> > to it. Use bolts through these "wings" to reattach it to the body of the
> > car. The surface over the fuel tank is high curved so a generic door
> > from Jag's isn't really going to work too well..
>
> I've always wondered why Ford makes it such a PITA to access fuel pumps on
> their cars.  Why should you have to drop the tank to access the pump?
I've
> had to swap pumps five times on my GLH, and it takes about a half hour
each
> time, since you can access the pump from the side of the tank, and don't
> even have to jack the car up!  I noticed on my old Sentra SE-R, there was
an
> access door to the fuel pump along with a sticker announcing a recall on
the
> pump had been performed, so this was either done at the factory or as part
> of a service recall campaign at the dealerships.
>
> I'll take swapping pumps out of SHOs any day over AWD Tempos though - the
> driveshaft runs under the tank, so you have to disassemble the entire rear
> end to access it - now that is TOTALLY uncalled for...
>
> Josh Salaets
> 95 SHO MTX (See it at: www.cardomain.com/id/sh0gun)
> 85 Omni GLH-T (Yeah, it's fast)
> NWSHOC Member
> Eugene, OR
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