My fuel pump passed away.

[Rum Runner]

I'm here for moral support. I know there are some clever Ranger owners online.
I've kept 2 rusty Rangers over time. A 1992 4.0L and a 1999 4.0L ex-cabs. The 1992 has a bad fuel pump. The OEM pump lasted around 190k miles with help from non-ethanol fuel. A Carter replacement pump lasted until 238k miles. I found a Delphi pump to install. My first question: How long will a fuel regulator last? How much does a 6ft bed on an older Ranger weigh? Any and all responses welcomed. I am open to any tips on bed removal/fuel pump replacement, etc.. Thanks.

 

[superj]

i don't know anything about the regulator, i have never changed one on a ranger based vehicle but for the pump, i just undo the bed bolts and tilt the front up with a 2x4 so i can unscrew the pump without having to lay on the ground or worry about anything like that. its super easy and only takes a little bit of time. just make sure you don't snap the brake light wires by letting the bed slide off the back.

 

[Rum Runner]

i don't know anything about the regulator, i have never changed one on a ranger based vehicle but for the pump, i just undo the bed bolts and tilt the front up with a 2x4 so i can unscrew the pump without having to lay on the ground or worry about anything like that. its super easy and only takes a little bit of time. just make sure you don't snap the brake light wires by letting the bed slide off the back.

I saw a photo of a fellow with his bed tilted up held by a 2 x 4. I thought he had welded a hinge on the bed and frame somehow. I usually unplug the tail lights. So, the bed will tilt up to a certain degree without slipping off? Thanks for the tip.

 

[superj]

i have done 3 or 4 trucks this way and wish i could do jeeps this way. i have done 2 wrangler fuel pumps in the last 6 weeks and one required cutting the back area to access because the rust was to bad to drop the tank and the second we were able to drop the tank but it still wasn't fun. tilting the bed is so much easier

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Me and my 70 year old dad picked up my bed and moved it back. I think the next time I’m going to try a lifting pole on my farm tractor

 

[Rum Runner]

Me and my 70 year old dad picked up my bed and moved it back. I think the next time I’m going to try a lifting pole on my farm tractor

I'm glad your dad was able to lift. I have an engine hoist I might try. I figure the bed is at least 175 lbs. Yes, a farm tractor could move it.

 

[Rum Runner]

i have done 3 or 4 trucks this way and wish i could do jeeps this way. i have done 2 wrangler fuel pumps in the last 6 weeks and one required cutting the back area to access because the rust was to bad to drop the tank and the second we were able to drop the tank but it still wasn't fun. tilting the bed is so much easier

You say, one required cutting the back area to access. What kind of cutting tool would someone buy? This was in the rear area of a vehicle? I'm wondering if that could be done in a larger pickup bed?

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I'm glad your dad was able to lift. I have an engine hoist I might try. I figure the bed is at least 175 lbs. Yes, a farm tractor could move it.

Engine hoist works, a number of people have done that. There’s a lot of ways to handle moving the bed if you put your mind to it.

You say, one required cutting the back area to access. What kind of cutting tool would someone buy? This was in the rear area of a vehicle? I'm wondering if that could be done in a larger pickup bed?

The position of the fuel pump in the Ranger makes cutting an access hole a bit difficult because it’s partially under the front wall of the bed, so you would be compromising the structure of the bed potentially by trying to cut enough.

My Choptop Bronco II has an access that I cut years ago for the fuel pump. In that, there’s nothing but a piece of sheet metal under the back carpet in your way. I did the initial opening with a sawzall and a lot of care. Later I enlarged it some with an angle grinder and a cutoff wheel with a lot of care (I also made sure there were no gas fumes and I might have set up a fan to blow under the truck to make sure any fumes were blown away). The ideal probably would be a nibbler, but I don’t have one of those yet.

 

[superj]

i used an angle grinder in the jeep, like above. we bought an s10 a few years back and the previous owner had cut an access into the bed to change the pump. he left the access panel loose in the bed so i just tacked welded it back down since lifting the bed is so easy

 

[scotts90ranger]

I've used an engine hoist on the 6' beds on my '90 and '97 before, just set up a 2x4 wide enough to span between and under the bed rail, found where the center of gravity was and lifted from there, very easy with one person that way... your estimate on the weight sounds right. I couldn't figure out a good way to lift up just the front when I was doing it so I pulled out the engine hoist since I had one...

 

[RobbieD]

so I pulled out the engine hoist since I had one...

I'm basically a one-man show.

Once you pull a bed to work on the tank, pump or other, there's simply no better or other way to do it.

I've used a come-along hung from a rafter to pull a bed.

I've also stacked cinder blocks at the four bed corners, and used a longish 2x4s to pry the bed up, to place another 2x4 across underneath, each end of which is then levered up onto a block stack. This method lets me roll the truck out from under the bed, and without a helper.

The first time might be a bitch; but I always brush the bed bolt threads with anti-seize when putting it back together, and it makes the next time a breeze.

 

[ShhhhhDougsHere]

When I was working on my float to get my gas gauge to work I got my brother to help me lift the bed one time another time I had a friend help me.
It's really not that hard.
I used an old fence post to hold the bed up once it was lifted.
I put ratchet straps onto the corners of the front part of the bed, to my door latches to make sure the bed didn't blow over or anything like that.

Plenty of room to work under there.

Hopefully the picture will help you understand.

You don't have to unhook your tail lights or anything like that.
The hardest part about it it's breaking the bolts to the bed loose.

P.S.
Don't forget to undo the fill neck to the gas tank.
It's 3 little screws inside the gas door, on my truck.

 

[Rum Runner]

I've used an engine hoist on the 6' beds on my '90 and '97 before, just set up a 2x4 wide enough to span between and under the bed rail, found where the center of gravity was and lifted from there, very easy with one person that way... your estimate on the weight sounds right. I couldn't figure out a good way to lift up just the front when I was doing it so I pulled out the engine hoist since I had one...

I'm thinking I will use 4 chains with clevis grab hooks, attach it to the bed in 4 places, lift the bed with a hoist then push the vehicle forward a little.

 

[Rum Runner]

When I was working on my float to get my gas gauge to work I got my brother to help me lift the bed one time another time I had a friend help me.
It's really not that hard.
I used an old fence post to hold the bed up once it was lifted.
I put ratchet straps onto the corners of the front part of the bed, to my door latches to make sure the bed didn't blow over or anything like that.

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Plenty of room to work under there.

Hopefully the picture will help you understand.

You don't have to unhook your tail lights or anything like that.
The hardest part about it it's breaking the bolts to the bed loose.

P.S.
Don't forget to undo the fill neck to the gas tank.
It's 3 little screws inside the gas door, on my truck.

Wow! How did that happen? That is so cool. That may be above my pay scale. I will save the photo. Thanks for reminding me to undo the fill neck.

 

[Rum Runner]

I'm basically a one-man show.

Once you pull a bed to work on the tank, pump or other, there's simply no better or other way to do it.

I've used a come-along hung from a rafter to pull a bed.

I've also stacked cinder blocks at the four bed corners, and used a longish 2x4s to pry the bed up, to place another 2x4 across underneath, each end of which is then levered up onto a block stack. This method lets me roll the truck out from under the bed, and without a helper.

The first time might be a bitch; but I always brush the bed bolt threads with anti-seize when putting it back together, and it makes the next time a breeze.

Nice cat.