"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

Sorry to hear that, Ash. Stupid fuel pumps on vehicles now days! Used to be two bolts that held them onto the block of the engine - pretty simple to change. Now they put them in the fuel tank and they're a hassle to change, not to mention lots more expensive.
 
Nope I ain't got no one to helps. It was towed to my mechanic today so now just gotta come up with the funds to fix it.
 
coyote711 said:
Sorry to hear that, Ash. Stupid fuel pumps on vehicles now days! Used to be two bolts that held them onto the block of the engine - pretty simple to change. Now they put them in the fuel tank and they're a hassle to change, not to mention lots more expensive.
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Its actually easier than when it was attached to the block, at least for me...usually its 3 bolts to an access port under the trunk carpet and the whole unit and filter surround will come out, just undo the power, pull the fuel line off, replace, clean the filter or replace and drop it back in. But thats with the 80s and 90s toyotas i've worked on.
 
Robert.B said:
Its actually easier than when it was attached to the block, at least for me...usually its 3 bolts to an access port under the trunk carpet and the whole unit and filter surround will come out, just undo the power, pull the fuel line off, replace, clean the filter or replace and drop it back in. But thats with the 80s and 90s toyotas i've worked on.
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That sounds easy enough, Robert! I just remember a couple guys I used to work with had to drop the fuel tank to access/change the pump on their vehicles. Seems like the quote from a mechanic was around $400 for the same work, IIRC. :eek:
 
Sorry to hear about the fuel pump Ash. I had the water pump go out on my wife's vehicle last month on her way out of town.


One alternative if you have a pickup truck is that you can remove/lift the bed rather than drop the fuel tank to access/change the fuel pump. I did that on one of my old trucks.
 
coyote711 said:
That sounds easy enough, Robert! I just remember a couple guys I used to work with had to drop the fuel tank to access/change the pump on their vehicles. Seems like the quote from a mechanic was around $400 for the same work, IIRC. :eek:
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Not all cars are like this, but Toyota and a few other Japanese makers made it REAL easy to change the pump...I'll usually upgrade the pump to a walbro that flows a little higher than required, the FPR will keep the tune consistent and the pump will last longer.
 
Knife Crazied said:
Well I need a fuel pump, filter, and new fuel lines. $597 to fix. :eek:
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Ash, Toyotas will run forever. The problem is, your wallet will wear out before the Toyota does. Those parts can be pricey.

I'm doing the ReAnimator deal with an old 85 truck. The 22R motors last forever, but the truck will be rusted to the ground by the time I am done fixing it. Carburetor, alternator, tires. Luckily I have family and friends doing the labor, and I get to play gopher and learn something in the process.
 
Robert.B said:
Why new fuel lines? I've worked on plenty of cars and never needed to replace the lines...I'd be questioning why they want to replace them, what year and model car is it?
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Yeah, I think this inquiring mind wants to know why they can't just replace the fuel pump and leave the darn lines alone?

What model Toyota is this?

Carl.
 
Yeah, get down to brass tacks and tell them there's a whole bunch of guys with knives who won't listen to their BS. :)
 
I feel your pain. 2 of my 5 vehicles are in the shop at the moment. I haven't got word on the cost of the jeep repair yet, and my mechanic is giving up on the repair on my wife's van, and advising me to take it to a dealer.

Luckily my sons share a car, and my wife has been driving the "spare" POS.

And here's a tip: try not to have 3 teenage drivers- my monthly car insurance bill is outrageous, even with good student and safe driver discounts.
 
silenthunterstudios said:
Ash, Toyotas will run forever. The problem is, your wallet will wear out before the Toyota does. Those parts can be pricey.

I'm doing the ReAnimator deal with an old 85 truck. The 22R motors last forever, but the truck will be rusted to the ground by the time I am done fixing it. Carburetor, alternator, tires. Luckily I have family and friends doing the labor, and I get to play gopher and learn something in the process.
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Dan, you're right about the 22R motor. My old Toyota pickup I bought in 1990, and sold to a guy down the road in 2001, is still going strong. It had 145K on it when I sold it, because I had rotator cuff surgery and couldn't drive a stick shift too well afterward for a while. Last time I saw him a month ago, he had 260K something on it, and only had replaced the normal stuff like brakes, a battery, and tires. My new one I bought in 2001 has 112K on it, and it's been great. Now that I have an automatic tranny, I'll probably drive this one till I'm off to the pearly gates. I can only wonder if St. Peter has valet parking. Neither my old truck or the new one shows a speck of rust. They got a lot better after the late 1980's and early 90's.

One of the members of our gun club had a little red toyota pickup, and it was like 1970 something, with 329K on it. It had such bad rust the frame was breaking, so he donated it to the club for a run-about on the property. Welded up the frame and now it carries stuff like target stands when we have cowboy action shoots or the monthly military rifle shoots. It's a little swaybacked, but still moving under it's own power around the Izzak Walton League property. The 22R motor in it refuses to die.

Carl.
 
Knife Crazied said:
2002 pontiac sunfire and the fuel lines are rusted.
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Pontiac uses a corrosive fuel line? remind me not to buy a pontiac...that sucks then! hopefully when they replace they upgrade to something that'll last so you dont need to worry about it (kinda worries me that a car that new already needs a new pump).
 
It was a rough night in north Louisiana and Arkansas last night. Probably other folks will be getting some of it today and tonight. We made it through with only a bit of small tree debris, but there was a lot of damage throughout the area from tornados and high winds. My son and his wife lost their car shed, but they are all okay. I hope everyone else here in our area is okay. I have heard of some injuries, but no deaths, but since our electricity was off from about 11:00 PM until about 7:00 this morning stuff could have happened that I am not yet aware of. - Ed J
 
Elliott,
I don't look in this thread very often (why, I don't really know) and I just saw your post about losing your father.
My sincerest condolences to you, and your family.
 
TLARbb said:
It was a rough night in north Louisiana and Arkansas last night. Probably other folks will be getting some of it today and tonight. We made it through with only a bit of small tree debris, but there was a lot of damage throughout the area from tornados and high winds. My son and his wife lost their car shed, but they are all okay. I hope everyone else here in our area is okay. I have heard of some injuries, but no deaths, but since our electricity was off from about 11:00 PM until about 7:00 this morning stuff could have happened that I am not yet aware of. - Ed J
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Glad to hear you and yours are OK! That same storm went through Chattanooga this A.M. and took down every tree on my parents property. Thankfully they are OK and their house was not damaged. They were very fortunate.
 
Ed, I'm sorry for the loss of property, but thank God no one was hurt. These severe storms have GOT TO end soon!
 
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