Hi Folks: I have a '90 Cherokee Laredo and the fuel pump has just failed. Actually, it whines quietly but doesn't pump gas - like something broke inside. About two years ago, I had to pull the tank down due to fuel problems which turned out to be bad electrical contact between the fuel tubing and the ground plate. The negative, by stock, goes through this path. Since I had the tank down, I changed the pump to a replacement - E7006, and rewired the negative to a bolt I put in the plate. Technically, if the connection were to break, as mine did, between the tubing and the plate, it can arc and that's not good at the point where the plate meets the tubing if you had a full tank of gas and it starts seeping there. I soldered it back to secure it anyway. So, this pump is about 2 years old and bad. I'm wondering if it's just a cheap pump ($60 bucks). The original pump, a BOSCH, works, but I have no idea how many miles on it. There are 180K on the jeep. I don't want another cheap pump as pulling the tank is a bit of a PITA. What kind of time can I expect from a fuel pump?
Thanks Folks! Harry