On Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at 6:43:19 AM UTC-7, Nehmo wrote:
> I successfully changed the fuel pump on my 2001 Ford Ranger 3.0L 126"
> wheelbase, flex-fuel truck [1]. But I have some unanswered questions,
> and they'll plague me the rest of my life if they remain so.
>
> Is there a fuel pump timer? How does it work, and where is it?
>
> If indeed, the pump is cooled by fuel going *through* the pump, what's
> the advantage of placing the pump *in* the tank?
>
> How come Ford has different pumps for different wheelbase trucks that
> are the same otherwise? How can the wheelbase, differing by a few
> inches, have anything to do with the pump?
>
> [1] The "flex-fuel", meaning can take either methanol+gasoline mix or
> straight gas, part is indicated by the 8th character of the VIN, V for
> flex-fuel, U for only straight gas. Apparently that detail is needed to
> get the correct pump.
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> (||) Nehmo (||)