Anyone ever do this?
03-18-2007, 02:59 PM
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Anyone ever do this? Got a walbro 225 on the way, decided in tank would be better than the stock 'must cut hole in floor' pump. Keeping the stock injectors (flow is round 24# clean), need to replace the line unless someone has a good method of making sure its pure clean.
Anyone ever just put an in tank in and leave the decommissioned stock one in place?
I'm being lazy and don't want to tear that much into it to get it running. Eventually I'll get that ripped out but for now I just want to route around the crapped stock one.
Anyone ever just put an in tank in and leave the decommissioned stock one in place?
I'm being lazy and don't want to tear that much into it to get it running. Eventually I'll get that ripped out but for now I just want to route around the crapped stock one.
03-19-2007, 12:47 AM
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are you talking about an in line ?? I think the two combined would do the trick if so, Im told you want to mount it close to the tank as it is better at pushing then pulling. ~Guy
03-19-2007, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by WAHUSKER
The Walbro replaces the stock pump, so you will need to remove it. Sorry....
Thanks.
I figured as much but as stated, being lazy and super busy trying to get the house mods wrapped up. I just know once its torn down the dremel is going into overtime as well as Grandpa's super old but rock solid wheel buffer/polisher. Yes, the tank has to be dropped anyway.
As for cutting a hole - some have done that because the pump on an LT1 is the worst to get to. Hoping to improve that weird flaw as to placement since far too many intially said "just cut a hole in the floor!"
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03-19-2007, 05:11 PM
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Dropping the tank is really not that big of a deal. If you haven't ever done it before, figure about an hour and a half. With air tools you can easily get it dropped in 45 minutes, and installation takes the same. Cutting a hole in the trunk I'm not really sure how much time that will save you, plus, then you have a hole in the trunk.
Why don't you mention to Ellis that you are thinking about cutting a hole in the floor ;-)
Why don't you mention to Ellis that you are thinking about cutting a hole in the floor ;-)
03-19-2007, 06:24 PM
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Dropping the tank is really not that big of a deal. If you haven't ever done it before, figure about an hour and a half. With air tools you can easily get it dropped in 45 minutes, and installation takes the same. Cutting a hole in the trunk I'm not really sure how much time that will save you, plus, then you have a hole in the trunk.
Why don't you mention to Ellis that you are thinking about cutting a hole in the floor ;-)
Why don't you mention to Ellis that you are thinking about cutting a hole in the floor ;-)
Kind of what happened with me and my driver side window motor! 
The f-body is probably different than the FWD cars I am use to changing pumps on but usually there are two bars that hold the tank in place, you loosen those and disconnect any lines and it falls down, twist off the metal lock ring on top and there is your pump. The ones I have seen have all been internal tank pumps.
03-19-2007, 07:04 PM
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I'm not cutting anything anywhere! but for some odd reason there are a lot of fbody owners that do 
Its a little more than dropping the tank...I think it took Ellis and JimBob awhile to do the same thing I need to and it was at 'the shop'. Half the garage is full of my carpentry tools right now so its a damn mess to have the car tools in the shed!
Any good tried and true method of cleaning the injectors? I'm not big on seafoam...
Its a little more than dropping the tank...I think it took Ellis and JimBob awhile to do the same thing I need to and it was at 'the shop'. Half the garage is full of my carpentry tools right now so its a damn mess to have the car tools in the shed!
Any good tried and true method of cleaning the injectors? I'm not big on seafoam...
03-20-2007, 12:45 PM
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When i did the the pump on mine I cut the floor and just made a little sheet metal cover and then a rubber gasket and some self taping screws, pull the carpet back over the top and you will never know its there, plus if you have to change the pump again then its much easier to pull 4 screws then drop the whol tank. but to each his own
03-20-2007, 01:35 PM
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LOL,, that "hole" debate has been going on for years. Personally, if the trap door is constructed correctly it really isn't that big of a deal IMO. Other cars use trap door access points for the pumps. It's a pity GM didn't design it that way to begin with...........
Mike
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