BPLax21

Can someone explain to me exactly how to install a new fuel sending unit on my 89 5.0?

bmorrisj

i've read you have to drop the tank for this, i've also read that you only need to remove the right rear wheel to get to the old sender....i need help wit hthis also as my fuel guage is crazy....

WNDSOR

you definitely have to drop the tank:
-take out the three bolts than hold the filler tube in (behind gas cap)

-support the tank, and take the two bolts out that hold the straps up, they will hinge away from the tank

-slowly drop the tank and unclip the wiring harness from the plug ins on the sender

-once you get the tank on the ground, the sender is the one in the middle, tap the metal ring seal on the tabs with a screwdriver until you can take it off

-clean the surface where the sender sits in, there will be a oring gasket there, install the sender with a new gasket and tap the metal ring around until it stops

-hook everything back up and put the straps back on along with the filler tube

-pretty much all there is to it, its a relatively easy job, if your tank is empty!

roundman

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE! use a brass drift or brass hammer to loosen/tighten the ring so that nothing can create a spark and cause a big fire! even a hardwood dowel would be better than a screwdriver!

WNDSOR

probably could happen roundman, people say that a lot, but really if your pounding on it that hard to make a spark, you shouldnt be doing it! you just need to tap around it to get it loose, better safe than sorry, cheap way to do it is just put a towel or something around the screwdriver so there isnt any metal to metal going on. cheaper than buying something just for it.