Sometimes I think I got the worst luck

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So I replaced the in-tank fuel pump in my Caravan for the third time in 6 months this past monday. Now that I got a full tank of gas (again) this one is no #@$%^&* good either. And to top it off, the grommet on the side of the tank decides to start leaking........all over the new blacktop I that had just had replaced from the last car that relieved itself there in the same spot........cost me $600.......now there's a hole there again.

Now I have to put a fourth pump in......this one hangs up and doesn't always start, the first one quit and left me stranded, the last one was noisy, I should have just put up with it. The tank is full of gas......Autobone parts suck.........and it just began snowing outside

Now I feel a little better......just a little though ;D

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Well today's another day, blood pressure is back to normal.......and I concentrated on how I could get this job done. If anyone here has ever tried removing a tank full of gas, you know how awful it can be. Since Chrysler thought it would be neat to make it impossible to be able siphon from this tank, and since auto makers throughout history have been too stupid to put drain plugs on fuel tanks, here's a clever idea I had:

I used the fuel pump in the tank to empty it. All i had to do was run a long 5/16" fuel hose to the other car which needed gas anyway. Then I ran a jumper from the battery to the harness plug (using a cotter pin for a contact) which goes to the sending unit. I had nearly a full tank of gas, which only took about 30 minutes to empty this way until the tank got empty. Pretty slick idea, huh?

Well now the new pump is in, I think I got a good one this time and I fixed the leaky grommet with a radiator hose clamp. (as usual the dealer didn't stock a new grommet ) so now I'm back in business.

The weather is supposed to be nice monday and tuesday, so maybe I'll put some cold patch in that lovely new hole in my driveway.