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I bought a fuel pump today and when I removed the old one realized they were different. The old one has some sort of canister attached. Well I thought I would just try the new one. It would work except the shape of the housing prevents being able to install bolts with a socket, and there is no access for a wrench. Also check out how I twisted the fuel line by the nut somehow. Could I change from that hard pipe to some type of flex?
Normally the filter style is for 4x4's. not sure why or why you can't swap them.
Yes that line is toast. Generally I make new lines out of brake tube. hose can be used but I don't like it anywhere it's making contact as it would winding up through your brackets.
I just changed my fuel pump recently. It's the "no canister" style seen in your photo. The canister holds the fuel filter, which is a replaceable cartridge. I had to use a 9/16 in. crow's foot wrench to remove and install the bolts, working a little bit at a time. There's no room to use a standard wrench, and as you found out, there's no room for a socket, either. I also had to remove the oil pressure gauge sending unit, which takes a 9/16 in. open end wrench, to give me clearance to get the tools in there for one of the pump bolts. Overall it was not a fun job, but it gave me no trouble.
For a fuel filter, I use the screw-in type that mounts directly to the carburetor, as used on Ford passenger cars.
For the fuel line from the pump to the carb, I used a pre-bent line from a bumpside Ford truck with the same engine (in my case, a 360 2V). I bought it off the internet. It fit very well and I had no problems installing it. It was made for the type of fuel filter I mentioned above.
If you're going to run the OEM style filter and you have anything in your gas or tank it's a good idea to run an inline ahead of it. any water or junk at all and the OEM one is toast. we used to carry one in the rig and buy them by the case until I put inlines in.
It's easier to access the bolts on the integral fuel filter pump style. It's shaped slightly different. So that is the style I ended up with. I was able to turn the screws with a socket on a 1/4 drive extension. The hardest part is holding your body up in the bay for me. They only sold that tubing as straight pieces, and then rent a bender to shape it. I tried to buy 2 pieces in case I screwed one up. They only had one. So I bent it surprisingly well but left the fitting on wrong side of bend. So ruined it right away. Ended up just using a portion of the other side and hose and clamp. This was a tough project. I tried to install the wrong pump for a while, twisted the fuel line up, messed up the new fuel line, and made 3 trips to Orielys, missed a day of work, but I'm back on the road.
. not sure why or why you can't swap them.
