[AT] Autos-Was:refusing to replace old equipment

[Ralph Goff]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brad Gunnells" <brad-gunnells at uiowa.edu>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 9:08 AM
Subject: [AT] Autos-Was:refusing to replace old equipment


> Dropping a fuel tank for the pump doesn't sound as easy (I've never
> done one so assumption here) as one bolted to the block. So I don't
> know if a blanket statement that they are harder to work on is
> entirely accurate.

Re: fuel pump replacemnt, I know of one guy that had to replace the fuel 
pump in his later model GM pickup. They actually removed the box to do the 
job which added considerable time and cost to the bill. After that he cut a 
small access hole in the box just in case it ever required another pump 
replacement.
I've never removed a tank on a newer vehicle but have done a few old car and 
truck tanks. I'd imagine that not having rusty old bolts to contend with 
might make it a little simpler although who knows?

Ralph in Sask.