I just recently determined that my wife's 88 Voyager 2.5 liter needed a new fuel pump. However, the idea of lying on my back dropping the tank outdoors in February by myself was not appealing. I removed the seats, pulled up the carpet and pad and created a 12x12 inch access hole on the horizontal centerline and 42 inches from the back bumper. This is the 15 gallon tank. I was then able to easily remove the whole assembly. I discovered that the pump itself was not bad but the sock (prefilter) that attached to the bottom of the pump housing was covered in a brownish goo that prevented all but just an idle amount of gas from passing. The symptoms were decent idling and light throttle running, but severe stumbling on any hill. I did however change the pump and the sock. Everything was reinstalled and an aluminum plate was attached with self drilling wafer head screws around the perimeter. The plate was then silicone sealed along the edge and the pad, carpet and seats were resinstalled. The van runs well again. This is simply one guy's way of doing things. I'm not recommeding it for anyone else.
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19 years ago