Cherokee fuel pump

Well, my Cherokee has the pump access on the front of the tank so it doesn't need to be dropped. I think they changed the easy way though so their mechanic$ could make more money.

Mike

shell wrote:

No, the tank has to be removed to change the fuel pump.

Kevin in Iowa

Haven't people cut an access hole in the floor to do repairs and then close the hole back up with a plate?

We have to do that lots up here because of the rust. The bolt heads literally disintegrate on the tank pan.

Mike

Billy Ray wrote:

I've never understood why Canada does not require the use of stainless AN bolts and fittings on the underside of cars sold there.

Bret Ludwig did pass the time by typing:

I noticed they don't use that much salt. Fairly much things get frozen and stay frozen. Last time I was there (Calgary) all they were using was sand, and the everpresent snow plows. In the winter lots of folks use studded snow tires.

Yep, in the prairies and the north the sustained cold temperatures make salt pretty much useless except as a 5% additive to the sand to keep it from clumping. The nice thing about the constant cold is that freezing rain is uncommon and the snow rarely melts and refreezes to form treacherous glare ice. Hard packed snow with a dusting of traction sand makes a surprisingly effective road surface.

Here in the south east (southern Ontario/Quebec & Atlantic coast), sanding can't keep up with the freeze/thaw cycle so salt is the weapon of choice. It was recently listed as an environmentally toxic substance. I've seen it kill pine trees, cranberry bogs and trout streams. The economic damage due to rusted vehicles is huge and the corrosive damage to concrete & steel in bridges, roads, and buildings is incalculable. Still, it saves countless lives and is orders of magnitude cheaper than less damaging alternatives, so we're stuck with it for now.

Instead of mandating stainless steel fittings, we could do away with salt completely and cut the plowing budget in half by requiring 4 studded snow tires during winter months (the idiots running 'all-seasons' cause most of the mayhem), provide mandatory winter driving education and testing, and of course prohibit all passenger vehicles except lifted Jeeps when the snow starts to fly:

They are spring snappers for sure!

It does mess with peoples mind when you casually mention still being able to drive at 60+ mph on the snow highways or that grandma drives that fast too. LOL!

Mike

Will H>

What makes you think the pump is bad? The reason I asked is because I was going to replace my pump in my 97 xj, and through some extensive testing it turned out to be the$7.50 ASD relay. The jeep would die and there was no fuel pressure at the fuel rail.

i switched the relay with one that worked and still nothing---figured it must be the pump---but any other suggestions would surely be appreciated