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On Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:09:17 -0400, iBoaterer
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I just bought an $800 fuel pump in my Explorer.

I really should have paid the $100 (or more) to have it towed home and
fixed it myself.

YOUCH!!!

NAPA auto center.

The lesson here is never break down too far from home.
They talked me into buying the whole assembly (pump, gauge sender,
float and base) by saying (essentially) that they usually break
something else trying to just replace the pump)

Gee, I did it on a 35 degree evening, no lift, etc. and didn't break a
thing! As you well know, they just want the $$$.

I did a fuel pump on a flower truck full of wilting flowers but I did
have some tall jackstands and a tranny jack.

Looking at the shop, I understand the price., They did have good
service an that costs money.


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Do not run out of gas and the pumps pretty much last forever. Running out
of gas both overheats and fails to lube the pump. My high pressure pump on
the boat is said to fail shortly after you run it dry.