does anybody kno the easyest way to take the fuel pump off on a 2.8l with a carb. i tried and it just wasnt happenin. it took me 10 min to get one hose off and 30 to put it back on lol and i couldnt get the steel hose off the pump and i just put that stuff back to gether and said forget it. so what is the easyest way to get one off? oh and ima rebuild the carb this weekend so is there anething i need to remember before i try it?

Drop the tank.

Sorry BlazerLT, your thinking fuel injection.

On my carburated 2.8L engine someone had cut the steel hose, and clamped flexible hose on it instead. I've seen this done on several vehicles, and although I don't really like doing it works.

With your carburator re-build, just be carefull, and take note where any little clip, bearing, and what not come from. It's not that hard, but I still prefer getting them re-built profesionally myself.

ohh your sayn someone cut the old steel hose but they didnt cut it off and then they clamped flex hose over it? well i guess that would be a hell of alot easyer. i cant even get a rench down there to get the old stell hose off cuz theres no room and its on there good

oh as for the carb i would rather have a pro do it but the kit only cost $27 and the pros cost over $100 and i dont have nithin but time neways so ima just try it myself

They actually took off about 4" of steel tubing from mine, and replaced it with about 6" of normal fuel line.

Good luck with the carb. I've only had good luck re-building them myself, but oddly enough my present mechanic has bad luck re-building them... I kinda think that people only bring their carbs into him when they are really bad.

lol. i thought the steel line was there for a purpose because the fuel line runs around the motor. wont the normail fuel line melt?

I've seen flexible re-enforced fuel, lines very close too exhaust manifolds, although I always re-locate them when I see this, and I've never seen any melted. The only problem that I've ever seen with them is belts, pullies, and fans going through them.

I would think that They actually help keep the fuel cooler, acting like a insolation.

ya thats a good point mabe it does keep the fuel cooler. well i realy dont wanna cut the lin but if i rebuild the carb and it still runs like shit then ill try it

I just replaced all the fuel lines and pump on my 84 S10. I removed the inner fender and wheel from the truck to make it easier to get at everything. I cut all the metal fuel lines so I could clamp on rubber ones from the pump and carborater line.

I Just Replaced My Fuel Pump Last Week On My 84 S10 2.8v6. Easiest Way I Found, If The Tubing Going In To The Pump Is Rubber, Is To Just Take A Pair (2) Of Vice Grips And Clamp Off The Gas Lines. Then Just Wiggle And Tug On The Hoses, There Are Just 2 Bolts Holding The Pump To The Block, And The Top One Is Best Reached Thru The Wheel Well On The Driver Side. Now I'm A Little Guy, So I Didn't Have To Take The Wheel Off, But You Might Want To Just To Give You Some Room. When You Pull The Pump Off The Block, A Rod Will (not Might) Fall Down And Hit The Floor. When You Pick It Up, Be Sure To Clean It Off Well, Then Dip The Tip In Some Thick Grease, Then Shove It Back In The Block. Take The Tube End Off The Oil Intake On The Old Pump, As You Should Reuse It. Then Put It All Back Together Again

Nice post, but you don't have to capitalise every word ok.

Makes it really hard to read.

why did you people put a new fuel pump on what was it doing before you got a new one? or did you just wanna replace it?

the diaphragm between the oil and gas lines broke inside the fuel pump, and since it's not a breakable(tear down) part, i replaced the whole thing.

and sorry blazer, i didn't realize it was a problem, and in the future i shall strive to do better (snivel, sniff)

My two cents: the rubber line is usually going from a steel line running from the tank. The rubber line goes from the steel to the fuel pump and is rubber because the engine will rock on it's motor mounts and of course, that means that it must be flexible. Steel will run from the pump to the carb or as the previous posters have said, cut the line at the pump and replace with hose or at the carb, where ever your having the problem. Like OverBoardProject said, it shouldn't be a problem.