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C&C Chevy · 04-12-2003, 01:52 PM

How hard is it to change? I can get a new pump "discounted" at Orielly's. Is this a one man job? Never dropped the tank before. Anything I should check or watch out for?

Mike76251 · 04-12-2003, 05:32 PM

Hi Guy,
We need to know what kinda vehicle it is going in.

If it is a pre-87 truck it is a piece of cake.
Two bolts and three lines are all there is to it.
Just use a flare-nut wrench on the fuel line.
Check your rubber hose while you are at it and make sure it is good.

C&C Chevy · 04-12-2003, 06:11 PM

It's an 87 with a TBI... pretty sure it's an electric pump in tank.

gchemist · 04-12-2003, 11:35 PM

Far easier to take off the bed if you have plenty of help.

C&C Chevy · 04-13-2003, 05:13 PM

It will just be me, g. I'm going to do it Monday morning. Just looking for any advice from anyone thats done it before so I don't run into unexpected problems!

Mike76251 · 04-13-2003, 06:45 PM

Here is one thread I found about a fuel system silmilar to yours.
Consider it,

Don't know about the Tahoe tanks fitting our trucks, but My Tahoe has a 31 gal tank. The replacement fuel pump for it was 325.00 at the dealer. The 2 fuel lines I bent when dropping the tank were 171.00 special order from the dealer.
The problem with older Suburban tanks, as I understand it, is they hang Very Low in the rear of our trucks.

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gchemist · 04-14-2003, 12:50 AM

Only problem you might have is if you break one of the straps. Check the ground strap for the tank. Change the selector valve while you are under the truck. Unhook everthing before you pull the tank out. Remember the hose filler neck too.

C&C Chevy · 04-14-2003, 08:36 AM

Is the selector valve a dealership only item? How much are they?

79BIG10 · 04-14-2003, 05:41 PM

I got mine form a AC Delco supplier for $65. I wouldn't get a cheap one from a parts store since they ccan be a paint to change. Mine was easy

04-12-2003, 01:52 PM	#1
C&C Chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Midwest City, OK Posts: 1,001	Fuel pump went out. How hard is it to change? I can get a new pump "discounted" at Orielly's. Is this a one man job? Never dropped the tank before. Anything I should check or watch out for?

04-12-2003, 06:11 PM	#3
C&C Chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Midwest City, OK Posts: 1,001	It's an 87 with a TBI... pretty sure it's an electric pump in tank. __________________ Robert Current: 1986 SWB Silverado 4.3 / TH400 Past: 1985 SWB Silverado 305 / TH350 - sold 1995 1987 1/2 ton Silverado - FI 350 / 700R4 sold 2007

04-12-2003, 11:35 PM	#4
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	Far easier to take off the bed if you have plenty of help. __________________ Gerardo a.k.a. Mad Chemist Silverado XST videos

04-13-2003, 05:13 PM	#5
C&C Chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Midwest City, OK Posts: 1,001	It will just be me, g. I'm going to do it Monday morning. Just looking for any advice from anyone thats done it before so I don't run into unexpected problems! __________________ Robert Current: 1986 SWB Silverado 4.3 / TH400 Past: 1985 SWB Silverado 305 / TH350 - sold 1995 1987 1/2 ton Silverado - FI 350 / 700R4 sold 2007

04-14-2003, 12:50 AM	#7
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	Only problem you might have is if you break one of the straps. Check the ground strap for the tank. Change the selector valve while you are under the truck. Unhook everthing before you pull the tank out. Remember the hose filler neck too. __________________ Gerardo a.k.a. Mad Chemist Silverado XST videos

04-12-2003, 05:32 PM	#2
Mike76251 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,499	Hi Guy, We need to know what kinda vehicle it is going in. If it is a pre-87 truck it is a piece of cake. Two bolts and three lines are all there is to it. Just use a flare-nut wrench on the fuel line. Check your rubber hose while you are at it and make sure it is good.

04-13-2003, 06:45 PM	#6
Mike76251 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,499	Here is one thread I found about a fuel system silmilar to yours. Consider it, Don't know about the Tahoe tanks fitting our trucks, but My Tahoe has a 31 gal tank. The replacement fuel pump for it was 325.00 at the dealer. The 2 fuel lines I bent when dropping the tank were 171.00 special order from the dealer. The problem with older Suburban tanks, as I understand it, is they hang Very Low in the rear of our trucks. __________________ Bill - Tucson, AZ 47 Chevrolet 2 dr sedan 56 Studebaker 2 dr Wagon 66 Chevelle 2 dr 4 speed 71 C30 Longhorn 86 Monte Carlo SS 96 Tahoe IM - BUSTERWIVE

04-14-2003, 08:36 AM	#8
C&C Chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Midwest City, OK Posts: 1,001	Is the selector valve a dealership only item? How much are they?

04-14-2003, 05:41 PM	#9
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	I got mine form a AC Delco supplier for $65. I wouldn't get a cheap one from a parts store since they ccan be a paint to change. Mine was easy __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

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