Bronco Fuel Pump

[doitnowkid]

Hi everyone!

I am new to this Forum, a so called Newbee! I own a 1994 Bronco Eddie Bauer. It has about 150,000 K miles on it, but it's in pretty good shape. Eventually I will post some photos of it here, once I figured out how to do it?

Anyway, I came home the other day, I live in Florida, and I was down in Miami. I was almost front of the house, lucky me when all of the sudden the engine warning light came on, (check engine), and the truck almost stopped. Somehow I got it into the garage, but with very little power. I shut the engine, that is it died on me. After that I couldn't start it at all. It was tuning over, the starter, but it sounded like it wasn't getting any fuel. I called a couple friends, who knew more about these things than I did.

They all told me that it could be the fuel pump or the fuel filter. I tried to get some one out to take a look, one of those " Come to the House Mechanics, but no one showed up. I was ready to call the tow truck when a fiend called me. He told me he used to own the same size truck, with the 5.0 302 EFI, and it happened to him also. He told me to get under the truck and kick the gas tank a few times, then try to start it. Id did as he told me, except I used a rubber hammer. I tapped the tank 4-5 times, then I tried to start it.. Guys it sarted right up and it's running just fine.

He told me to go ahead and change the fuel pump as soon as I could, since this would happen again and I might not be able to fix it so easily.

Did anyone have this same kind of experience? I am still laughing and I can't believe it.

Be glad to hear from you guys or girls?

The Doitnowkid

 

[Jerry D]

Yea I would definatly change the one in the tank. Make sure you get another screen for the bottom of the pump. Then make sure the tank is clean before re-installing it. But you might want to double check your wiring on the top of the sending unit and check that your plug-ins on the top are in good shape and not dirty or brittle.I have an 88 and not sure if you have a pump on the inside of the chassis rail under the driverside door. I dont think you do but not real sure.

 

[firelt90bronco]

When my fuel pump was going, the truck would randomly shut off and come back on after alittle while. When the other fuel pump went, the truck died in the driveway. I would replace the pump but go directly to your Ford dealership and buy the pump. Autoparts store brandsare not a good reliable product. When you buy the pump, you'll need a new plug for it (Ford changed plugs for the new pumps).

 

[doitnowkid]

Yea I would definatly change the one in the tank. Then make sure the tank is clean before re-installing it. But you might want to double check your wiring on the top of the sending unit and check that your plug-ins on the top are in good shape and not dirty or brittle.I have an 88 and not sure if you have a pump on the inside of the chassis rail under the driverside door. I dont think you do but not real sure.

Hi Jerry,

I am planning to change the fuel pump soon. No, the fuel pump is not outside, it's in the tank. The filter is mounted on the frame behind the drivers seat. I was reading the manual and I think I could change it myself.

The Doitnowkid

 

[doitnowkid]

When my fuel pump was going, the truck would randomly shut off and come back on after alittle while. When the other fuel pump went, the truck died in the driveway. I would replace the pump but go directly to your Ford dealership and buy the pump. Autoparts store brandsare not a good reliable product. When you buy the pump, you'll need a new plug for it (Ford changed plugs for the new pumps).

Thanks for the tip man! I will do as you say.

The Doitnowkid

 

[Jerry D]

Yea the filter is easy enough just a couple of plastic keepers and its out. The new one should include new keepers for the new pump. just make sure the flow is the right way. HA! ) Mine has 2 pumps (twice the cost Yaeeee) I got the one in the tank and one on the chassis rail.

 

[Burns]

Same thing happened to me one night after I got out of work. I get in, turn the key, starter cranks, but that's it. Luckly, my manager and our other coworker (and I, a fledgling mechanic) all assembled to figure out what's up. We knew we had spark, so that left fuel. We disconnected the air filter and manually choked it, and it started... for a few seconds. At that point, my manager crawled under and banged on the gas tank and it started again, and for a few seconds, again. So then it was decided at this point it was the fuel pump.

Two hundred dollars and 6 (count'em, 6!) hours later the next day, fortunetly my day off, and in the parking lot for employees at my shop, it was done. I learned a lot about my truck that day, and I'm happy to know how to do it, in case something else goes wrong or a friend has a similar problem. That, and now all the rusted nuts and bolts are broken loose. :lol: