SoK66

>> Is there anyone with experience on replacing this without having to drop
>> the fuel tank? How about just dropping it part way or some other trick
>> replacing this rubber hose.Oh I forgot to mention that it's a 1994 with a
>> 20 gallon tank. The fuel pump sender is bolted in with the 20 gal tank.>>

Yeah, there's really no way to do this without pulling the tank and
replacing all the lines at the same time. I just did this while installing a
Kilby fuel tank skid on my '94. Drain the tank completely and pull the tank
& skid assembly. It's really not very difficult, but you need to be VERY
careful to keep all hose connections capped & plugged, the fill & vent line
hoses and nipples on the tank plugged, etc. It's clumsy, but if the tank is
empty it's not all that heavy. Put a floor jack uder the center of the tank
unit, then lower it down after removing the front bolts & rear nuts holding
the skid to the frame. You have to lift it up on thr right side, drop the
fill & vent nipples under the left-side spring, then lower it down & to the
left. The tank is secured to the skid plate with two metal straps that
unless you're changing the skid don't need to be removed. There are three
hoses in an array coming from the senfing unit/pump assembly, and the vent
points on the top of the tank. I'd use this opportunity to replace all of
them. Since the EFI system is fairly low pressure, they just used standard
fuel & vacuum lines and over the counter - type hose clamps.

SoK66

>> Is there anyone with experience on replacing this without having to drop
>> the fuel tank? How about just dropping it part way or some other trick
>> replacing this rubber hose.Oh I forgot to mention that it's a 1994 with a
>> 20 gallon tank. The fuel pump sender is bolted in with the 20 gal tank.>>

Yeah, there's really no way to do this without pulling the tank and
replacing all the lines at the same time. I just did this while installing a
Kilby fuel tank skid on my '94. Drain the tank completely and pull the tank
& skid assembly. It's really not very difficult, but you need to be VERY
careful to keep all hose connections capped & plugged, the fill & vent line
hoses and nipples on the tank plugged, etc. It's clumsy, but if the tank is
empty it's not all that heavy. Put a floor jack uder the center of the tank
unit, then lower it down after removing the front bolts & rear nuts holding
the skid to the frame. You have to lift it up on thr right side, drop the
fill & vent nipples under the left-side spring, then lower it down & to the
left. The tank is secured to the skid plate with two metal straps that
unless you're changing the skid don't need to be removed. There are three
hoses in an array coming from the senfing unit/pump assembly, and the vent
points on the top of the tank. I'd use this opportunity to replace all of
them. Since the EFI system is fairly low pressure, they just used standard
fuel & vacuum lines and over the counter - type hose clamps.

SoK66

>> Is there anyone with experience on replacing this without having to drop
>> the fuel tank? How about just dropping it part way or some other trick
>> replacing this rubber hose.Oh I forgot to mention that it's a 1994 with a
>> 20 gallon tank. The fuel pump sender is bolted in with the 20 gal tank.>>

Yeah, there's really no way to do this without pulling the tank and
replacing all the lines at the same time. I just did this while installing a
Kilby fuel tank skid on my '94. Drain the tank completely and pull the tank
& skid assembly. It's really not very difficult, but you need to be VERY
careful to keep all hose connections capped & plugged, the fill & vent line
hoses and nipples on the tank plugged, etc. It's clumsy, but if the tank is
empty it's not all that heavy. Put a floor jack uder the center of the tank
unit, then lower it down after removing the front bolts & rear nuts holding
the skid to the frame. You have to lift it up on thr right side, drop the
fill & vent nipples under the left-side spring, then lower it down & to the
left. The tank is secured to the skid plate with two metal straps that
unless you're changing the skid don't need to be removed. There are three
hoses in an array coming from the senfing unit/pump assembly, and the vent
points on the top of the tank. I'd use this opportunity to replace all of
them. Since the EFI system is fairly low pressure, they just used standard
fuel & vacuum lines and over the counter - type hose clamps.