Status: Not Logged In; Sign In All is VanitySee other All is Vanity ArticlesTitle: Turtle is Officially Sobbing Source: [None] URL Source: [None] Published: Mar 20, 2012 Author: Turtle Post Date: 2012-03-20 14:58:05 by Turtle Keywords: NoneViews: 630 Comments: 38 My mechanic called and told me the bad news about my van. Fuel pump. $850. I'm going to buy a car from the '60s I can fix myself... Maybe a Pontiac Tempest with the sland-4. I had one when I was 19 but blew the engine up. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 4. #3. To: Turtle (#0) Isn't it an Aerostar or something? A replacement pump is like $150, if it's just the jump. Replace it yourself. Don't get the pump/sender assembly, just the pump. Just don't forget to do a proper solder job on the wiring connections to the pump. Critter posted on 2012-03-20 23:02:00 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply #4. To: Critter (#3) (Edited) Isn't it an Aerostar or something? Windstar. The problem is that I would have to drop the tank, which I cannot do. I checked online and it says to only partly drop the tank. A fuel pump is only about $60. I supposed I could tow it to a friend's house and spend two days fixing it. Turtle posted on 2012-03-21 12:25:02 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply Replies to Comment # 4. #5. To: Turtle (#4) You can't drop the tank? The amazing turtle can't drop a simple tank? Doesn't it just have two straps like 99.99% of all tanks on the road? On the ground, in the winter, during a snow storm, I could do that job in about 2 hours, :p That's taking into account my old age and somewhat impaired physical condition these days. Critter posted on 2012-03-22 23:54:03 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply #7. To: Turtle (#4) Turtle... Shoot it, call the scrap yard and they will take it away and give YOU $50. Is that a deal or no? Cynicom posted on 2012-03-24 12:11:34 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply End Trace Mode for Comment # 4. Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest
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Title: Turtle is Officially Sobbing Source: [None] URL Source: [None] Published: Mar 20, 2012 Author: Turtle Post Date: 2012-03-20 14:58:05 by Turtle Keywords: NoneViews: 630 Comments: 38
My mechanic called and told me the bad news about my van. Fuel pump. $850. I'm going to buy a car from the '60s I can fix myself... Maybe a Pontiac Tempest with the sland-4. I had one when I was 19 but blew the engine up.
$850.
I'm going to buy a car from the '60s I can fix myself...
Maybe a Pontiac Tempest with the sland-4. I had one when I was 19 but blew the engine up.
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#3. To: Turtle (#0) Isn't it an Aerostar or something? A replacement pump is like $150, if it's just the jump. Replace it yourself. Don't get the pump/sender assembly, just the pump. Just don't forget to do a proper solder job on the wiring connections to the pump. Critter posted on 2012-03-20 23:02:00 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply #4. To: Critter (#3) (Edited) Isn't it an Aerostar or something? Windstar. The problem is that I would have to drop the tank, which I cannot do. I checked online and it says to only partly drop the tank. A fuel pump is only about $60. I supposed I could tow it to a friend's house and spend two days fixing it. Turtle posted on 2012-03-21 12:25:02 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply Replies to Comment # 4. #5. To: Turtle (#4) You can't drop the tank? The amazing turtle can't drop a simple tank? Doesn't it just have two straps like 99.99% of all tanks on the road? On the ground, in the winter, during a snow storm, I could do that job in about 2 hours, :p That's taking into account my old age and somewhat impaired physical condition these days. Critter posted on 2012-03-22 23:54:03 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply #7. To: Turtle (#4) Turtle... Shoot it, call the scrap yard and they will take it away and give YOU $50. Is that a deal or no? Cynicom posted on 2012-03-24 12:11:34 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply End Trace Mode for Comment # 4. Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest
Isn't it an Aerostar or something? A replacement pump is like $150, if it's just the jump. Replace it yourself. Don't get the pump/sender assembly, just the pump. Just don't forget to do a proper solder job on the wiring connections to the pump.
Don't get the pump/sender assembly, just the pump.
Just don't forget to do a proper solder job on the wiring connections to the pump.
Critter posted on 2012-03-20 23:02:00 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply
Isn't it an Aerostar or something? Windstar. The problem is that I would have to drop the tank, which I cannot do. I checked online and it says to only partly drop the tank. A fuel pump is only about $60. I supposed I could tow it to a friend's house and spend two days fixing it.
Isn't it an Aerostar or something?
Windstar.
The problem is that I would have to drop the tank, which I cannot do.
I checked online and it says to only partly drop the tank. A fuel pump is only about $60. I supposed I could tow it to a friend's house and spend two days fixing it.
Turtle posted on 2012-03-21 12:25:02 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply
#5. To: Turtle (#4) You can't drop the tank? The amazing turtle can't drop a simple tank? Doesn't it just have two straps like 99.99% of all tanks on the road? On the ground, in the winter, during a snow storm, I could do that job in about 2 hours, :p That's taking into account my old age and somewhat impaired physical condition these days. Critter posted on 2012-03-22 23:54:03 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply #7. To: Turtle (#4) Turtle... Shoot it, call the scrap yard and they will take it away and give YOU $50. Is that a deal or no? Cynicom posted on 2012-03-24 12:11:34 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply End Trace Mode for Comment # 4. Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest
You can't drop the tank? The amazing turtle can't drop a simple tank? Doesn't it just have two straps like 99.99% of all tanks on the road? On the ground, in the winter, during a snow storm, I could do that job in about 2 hours, :p That's taking into account my old age and somewhat impaired physical condition these days.
On the ground, in the winter, during a snow storm, I could do that job in about 2 hours, :p
That's taking into account my old age and somewhat impaired physical condition these days.
Critter posted on 2012-03-22 23:54:03 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply
Turtle... Shoot it, call the scrap yard and they will take it away and give YOU $50. Is that a deal or no?
Shoot it, call the scrap yard and they will take it away and give YOU $50.
Is that a deal or no?
Cynicom posted on 2012-03-24 12:11:34 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply
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