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

[Paul Nimz]

Petroleum is a non-polar substance which makes it non-conductive usually.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR SHO
'93 EG mtx SHO


----- Original Message -----
From: "Midwest SHO Specialists" <SHOtimes@midwestsho.com>
To: "Josh Salaets" <jsalaets@msn.com>; "Ian Fisher" <ianf@eden.rutgers.edu>
Cc: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] hinged door in the floor of the car to get at the
fuel pump


> 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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