Well, I got the pump installed yesterday. The old one did NOT want to come out, but I won the battle. The Spectra Premium part was a perfect match for the OEM setup, the wiring harness had the right plug and everything. Fuel gauge is reading right, and best of all, engine fired up on the first turn of the key. I just did 5 or 6 key on cycles to prime the system first. The new pump sure is quiet - I couldn't even hear it with the hole in the bed still open, standing outside the cab. (Left the flap up so I could watch for leaks before closing it up.) The old one I could always hear hum when I turned the key.
So pump is changed, truck is running like a champ again, and no leaks. Hopefully the Spectra is good for at least a couple of years ... and my truck forgives me for the bed surgery. I guarantee the only way those bed bolts (or the tank straps for that matter) will ever come out is by cutting them out. Had to drill a new hole for my ground wire screw ... the old bolt was one with the frame. 22 years of Canadian winters will do that, I suppose!
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