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1989 Toyota 4Runner
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Building the truck my friend won’t be able to
I might have cursed his name when I found those hahaha.
I am sure he got a good laugh when you found those
I guarantee he did.
Pump//sending unit. And there’s still a couple gallons of rank gas in the tank.
That looks nasty. Might wanna have that tank cleaned
Got a new tank and pump//sending unit already. Mark had it sitting in the back seat. The old fuel tank looks every bit as nasty as that sending unit.
You mean you can't just fiddle with it for a little bit and do one of those "been sitting for 20 years" start-up videos like on YouTube?
I mean I could rig up a fuel system pretty quick and throw a battery in and see what happens.
Got the tank out and the sending unit and pump hanger are trashed and not salvageable. Now to try and find some replacements that aren’t OEM and cost an arm and a leg. 
Found a complete knock off pump hanger on amazon for $50 with the 3 ports on it so hope that works. And decided to say screw it and get a universal sending unit because I'm just not going to drop $100+ on an OEM model when a universal is $20. These are not complicated pieces of machinery.
somebody put some nasty $%^& in that tank. I bet if what ever it was was never introduced that pump and sender would still be doing it's job. Toyota make good stuff. Still having 89 vintage parts available from the factory, you won't get that from GM ford or dodge.
This thing has been sitting since 2006. The state of parts doesn’t surprise me honestly. 1989 parts were not designed for any ethanol.
It’s cool they still offer the parts. But I’m still not paying $200 for a stamped piece of stainless with 3 stainless tubes attached. Or a $100 for a piece of plastic on a coat wire with a resistor attached to it. Just stupid.
It’s cool they still offer the parts. But I’m still not paying $200 for a stamped piece of stainless with 3 stainless tubes attached. Or a $100 for a piece of plastic on a coat wire with a resistor attached to it. Just stupid.
Who the hell at Toyota thought it was a good idea to mount the fuel pump under the intake manifold and bolt it to the block?
you mean regulator ? Looks like a lot of room to me 
There is not. It requires a 12mm flex head ratchet, a 12mm socket with 3/8” ratchet, and a 17mm flex head ratchet. You get about 7* of rotation and have to contort your fingers and do this blind.
Of course after I did this, I was cursing to my friend about it and she sent me a link that shows you can re-con-jigger the lines and bolt the filter to an existing AC clamp on the inner fender.
Of course after I did this, I was cursing to my friend about it and she sent me a link that shows you can re-con-jigger the lines and bolt the filter to an existing AC clamp on the inner fender.
I understand your pain, Toyota always gets those bandjo bolt on there friggin way to tight too. Still doesn't look that hard to me. But I have all those tools and more. Even in 1/4 drive so when stuff is loose smaller tools give you more swing. The tips of my fingers have eye balls as well 
$50 knock off pump hanger for the win. Of course the holes on the universal sender are just THAT far off that it’s going to take a little dremel work. Should have the tank in tomorrow.
Always some form of modifying to get things to fit right.
Of course I go to bump the key and hear the pump and…..nothing. Not getting power to the plug. Looks like I’ve got some investigating to do.
Of course I go to bump the key and hear the pump and…..nothing. Not getting power to the plug. Looks like I’ve got some investigating to do.
supply a ground to the tank ?
