Stop in for a cup of coffee

What a messed up day.

Fuel pump quit. In traffic at 100 + degrees.

So I thought no big deal, keep a spare and tools...... till I discover that someone borrowed tools from the car and didn't return them. So I had a hassle finding the right size wrench. A nice guy stopped but he had mostly metric tools and a very incomplete set. I did use his phone to call my cousin, so he was a help.

It seems most people don't carry tools in the car anymore. So after baking for over an hour, my cousin showed up with a SAE tool set. I got the pump changed and drove home.

People were stopping to ask if i needed a ride somewhere. I refused to leave the car unattended. Even. If I did, i am not getting in a car with guys I don't know or ever seen before.

The pavement and metal fender is absolutely an oven. I had to use the floor mats from the car to not burn my ***.

But now I am home and under the a/c vent and feeling like a nap.


You could have used a 13 mm combination wrench to get the fuel lines off the pump... Then just need a 9/16" socket with extension and ratchet for the pump... Hopefully you had a new gasket with your spare fuel pump....