8 thoughts on “Remember when cars were easy to work on?”
I remember when a fuel pump was two bolts, two hose clamps, and a gasket. And the whole thing was in easy reach over the fender on the side of the engine. And now??? Are you up to dropping the gas tank out to even get at it?
I did the same with my ’04 Jeep Grand Cherokee, cut out 90% of a circle over the pump/tank area and bent it upward, used aluminum tape to seal up the seams after running Permatex Make-A-Gasket around the cut to seal from corrosion from below – not that much water gets in that area to begin with unless your Jeep goes swimming a lot.
In and out in 3 hours! That was over 10 years ago!!
I remember when a fuel pump was two bolts, two hose clamps, and a gasket. And the whole thing was in easy reach over the fender on the side of the engine. And now??? Are you up to dropping the gas tank out to even get at it?
Just did a fuel pump last weekend, two bolts, one clamp, one AN fitting and a gasket, over the fender. Start to finish less than 10 minutes.
Eric.
And inquiring minds want to know what vintage the vehicle was…
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My father on a jeep grand Wagoneer cut a hole in the back over the fuel pump put nice hinges and a clasp after his 3rd fuel pump !!!
I did the same with my ’04 Jeep Grand Cherokee, cut out 90% of a circle over the pump/tank area and bent it upward, used aluminum tape to seal up the seams after running Permatex Make-A-Gasket around the cut to seal from corrosion from below – not that much water gets in that area to begin with unless your Jeep goes swimming a lot.
In and out in 3 hours! That was over 10 years ago!!
Looks like a Teens or early 1920’s Model T with an after market body. Neat!
My ’57 chebbies were simplicity itself. Parts were readily available and CHEAP!