Hi!
Have a Chevy K1500 -88 that has had some intermittent fuelpump problems over the last 6 months (has blown 3-4 fuses over the period). Now the truck died completely on me so I decided it was time to replace the pump (and possibly the sending unit if I can afford a new one, the fuel gauge has also been broken, shows 100% fuel all the time).
I have now dropped the fueltank and removed the pump/sending unit and when I look down into the tank I notice a plastic "bowl" floating around at the bottom.
I suppose the purpose of ehe "bowl" is to prevent fuel from splashing around in the tank.
I also assume that this "bowl" should be secured to the bottom of the tank somehow, the "bowl" has two holes and sticking up from the tankbottom are two "pins" that seems to fit the holes, though there mustve been something more holding it...
Question is, could it be this loose "bowl" that have caused the fuelpump and/or sending unit to break down? Is it any risk of it causing a new pump/sending unit to break down prematurely? Should I replace the whole tank as well??
Any ideas would be most appreciated!!
Thanks, Johan Olofsson Stockholm, Sweden.