welbro 255 fuel pump replacement help
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From: texas
welbro 255 fuel pump replacement help I have a 2000 ta 6-spd with nos kit#5177, I bought and welbro fuel pump to replace my stock one. Ive got all the gm manuels from the shop, but i dont have all the tools to do it. These a buddy of mine that had it done in dallas at a large shop. I have never heard that you need to remove the rear end to replace,the shop he went to overcharge him, they said well we had to remove the rear end to just the stock fuel pump that went out on him,and they just put in a gm stock replacement on his mostly stock 2000 z28. Plus what the lowest price anyone has paid to have any shop install this, as the new shop in my town will match it. thank you very much for any help you could offer jerry e-mail:redeaglecoins@webtv.net
Yes you have to almost completly remove the rearend to get the tank out. The other thing you are looking at is your Walbro is not a direct boltin it requiers some fabrication.
Nate
Nate
you DONT have to remove the rear to take the tank out.
just remove the cross brace and catback.
i heard 98's with the steel tank you have to remove the rear.
i think hte shop that put my first one in charged about $100, coarse they might have giving me a discount since they put my engine it.
i did my double walbro my self and it wasnt that hard, just time consuming, using hand tools and jack stands.
just remove the cross brace and catback.
i heard 98's with the steel tank you have to remove the rear.
i think hte shop that put my first one in charged about $100, coarse they might have giving me a discount since they put my engine it.
i did my double walbro my self and it wasnt that hard, just time consuming, using hand tools and jack stands.
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I cut a hole in the trunk above the sending unit and then mounted and sealed a sheet metal plate over it to cover it up , only took about 1 hour to do the job start to finish . You have to be very careful doing this though . I did it this way because I may be tampering with it again in the future and wanted easy access to it .
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I just got finished with an intank install in my '99.
You DO NOT have to do anything to the rearend... even if you have a 12-bolt. All you need to remove to get at the tank is -- Catback, both panhard bars, a couple of heat shields, and the outer and inner filler neck attachments (easy).
I think a lot of people just let the tank hang on the filler neck and do the swap in-car, but it was so easy to remove, I just took the tank completely out. Much easier to keep things clean that way. You can also get a good look inside the tank to see if there's any crap in there (like mine had!).
For anyone looking to do this swap, it's not bad at all. Just be sure to cut a couple of big holes in the bottom of the fuel bucket to let fuel in. The stock pump has an extra line that pulls fuel from the main body of the tank and keeps the little reservoir bucket full. The aftermarket pumps don't have this extra feed, so there is the need to cut the big holes. Do a search and you'll see pics of what I'm talking about.
You DO NOT have to do anything to the rearend... even if you have a 12-bolt. All you need to remove to get at the tank is -- Catback, both panhard bars, a couple of heat shields, and the outer and inner filler neck attachments (easy).
I think a lot of people just let the tank hang on the filler neck and do the swap in-car, but it was so easy to remove, I just took the tank completely out. Much easier to keep things clean that way. You can also get a good look inside the tank to see if there's any crap in there (like mine had!).
For anyone looking to do this swap, it's not bad at all. Just be sure to cut a couple of big holes in the bottom of the fuel bucket to let fuel in. The stock pump has an extra line that pulls fuel from the main body of the tank and keeps the little reservoir bucket full. The aftermarket pumps don't have this extra feed, so there is the need to cut the big holes. Do a search and you'll see pics of what I'm talking about.
