So, 6 weeks later, I still haven't replaced the fuel pump. Why? A combination of getting a little burnt out from auto/house projects, a little phobia (bees have started nesting...and I hate bees), a little frustration that this $#$%^$% won't run right.
I have the EP381 sitting in a box on my kitchen counter, and I've run into the dilemma of how to change it out. I still have ~10 gal. of gas in the tank, so dropping it will be a PITA. I could take the bed off and change it but I need to borrow a engine hoist (I don't have friends lol). A friend has one, but I'd need a truck to pick it up (it doesn't fold) - it would be nice if mine worked!
And to top it off, since I haven't started it in 6 weeks, the trans decided to start leaking all over the driveway. I guess the converter finally drained its way to overfilling the trans pan, coupled with sitting in the sun. So now I have that mess to clean up. Naturally the battery is dead and I can't prime the engine to start b/c there's not enough juice to run the pump - and since that's the case I didn't bother turning it over last night. Gonna have to wait till it stops raining to throw it on the charger and see how well it runs now. I just want to move it back into my garage and forget about it
Thought about selling it but 1) I have too much time into it to do that and 2) it just doesn't feel right to just stop. BUT I've come to the conclusion that its gonna take a lot more time/money to get it to where I want it, mainly body/interior/drivetrain work. So, with that said, I have two options: park it and slowly work on it (hopefully keeping it driveable so that I don't run into trans issues like this again), or sell it, which frankly, I don't know if I'd be able to sell the truck for anything NEAR what I have into it (not new news to me, but still sucks)
Anyone else lose motivation on a project?