Need some help identifying fuel lines
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Need some help identifying fuel lines Well I managed to make another stupid mistake with my fuel pump install. I'd labeled the fuel lines which come out of the top of the fuel pump assembly (outside of the tank) with some tape with numbers on them, but my labels fell off overnight. It's my own fault, but I'm not positive that I got all the lines on right.
If anyone could could tell me what each line runs to in what order on the top of the sending unit, on a 98 fuel pump assembly, that would be great. I'm not sure if I could mess anything up or not, but I don't want to fill the tank up with gas if I messed something up, and then have to drop a full gas tank. I decided I didn't want to do the trap door.
Hope somebody can help me out here.
If anyone could could tell me what each line runs to in what order on the top of the sending unit, on a 98 fuel pump assembly, that would be great. I'm not sure if I could mess anything up or not, but I don't want to fill the tank up with gas if I messed something up, and then have to drop a full gas tank. I decided I didn't want to do the trap door.
Hope somebody can help me out here.
Re: Need some help identifying fuel lines they are all oriented and sized so that you cant mess it up.. two are straight and two are 90* each having a smaller and a larger size.. im pretty sure anyways.
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Re: Need some help identifying fuel lines Thanks for the tip. 
I've got my back end jacked up about 3 feet or more in the air, so maybe I'm just not getting fuel to the pump yet. I've put about 5 gallons of gas in the tank, but the fuel level gauge hasn't moved, and when I tried to start the car (thought maybe I just fubared the level sending unit), it started for a few seconds with 20psi of fuel pressure, then it died.
If the lines weren't hooked up right, would it run at all? Or is the gas just not getting to the pump yet?
I've got my back end jacked up about 3 feet or more in the air, so maybe I'm just not getting fuel to the pump yet. I've put about 5 gallons of gas in the tank, but the fuel level gauge hasn't moved, and when I tried to start the car (thought maybe I just fubared the level sending unit), it started for a few seconds with 20psi of fuel pressure, then it died.
If the lines weren't hooked up right, would it run at all? Or is the gas just not getting to the pump yet?
Re: Need some help identifying fuel lines I would prime the pump a few times first. Turn the key to the ACC position then wait 2-3 seconds then repeat. Well that's what I did anyway. Also did you force the lines on there? I accidentally hooked mine up incorrectly but I had to really force them on there, they should just slide right in. My gauge also reported no fuel, what happened is the float arm got caught inside the tank on one of the baffles. I just cut an access panel and took the pump out and carefully put it back in. Good luck!
