Slick 60's

ROFLMAO, well - maybe I should be pissed?
Something here is WAY wrong.
1999 Chevy Astro 2wd Cargo Van 4.3 SFI

Fuel pump without a wiring pigtail attached to it
$284
on Autozone's site also listed a "Fuel Pump and Tank Assembly"
just for shits & giggles I clicked on it
$319.99
It gets better;
the pump & tank has a 2 yr warranty and includes new straps to hang it on.
the fuel pump that doesn't have the wiring installed has a 1 yr warranty.
Am I the only one who thinks this doesn't make any sense?
Heck, by the time you install the wires, and swap out the pump figuring your time is worth at least the price of a 12 pack it's cheaper to buy a the whole tank because it's about 1/2 the dang work plus you have a NEW tank too.
BTW, the fuel tank alone (no straps) is $259.99.

What else would you expect from chebbie parts. That is odd for sure.

how about going this route?

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/1512575148.html

lol, hey it gets 27 mpg. (i actually believe that).

Oh I believe it and most likely if you check with a radiator/fuel tank place the price would be even better yet... Sounds like the way to go though..

I know what it is like Greg, my daughters 95 Grand Am needed a new ABS connector as a wire was broken at the sensor connector. The price for the kit, which comprised of a new connector, about two feet of wireand crimp-on connectors, cost $175.00. Went and pulled one off a junker for nothing. Works well now.

Dean

HERES What happen this past trip, had a alternator problem, we carry a spare one for reason Ford in most cases do not carry one in stock for 6.0's reasons unknown, anyway at a Ford dealersip in NM Tested bad alternator, so they installed a new one , well worked get over in Texas guess what started it over, well after 500 miles back at Ford reason found out that the Ford mechanic left the battery side post wire loose causing the wire to start arc causing the post to burn up that killled my new 275.00 alternator and guees what Big Ford dealership no alternator in stock had to push to get one spent all day at Ford again, reason Ford mechanic leaving one wire loose been,,,,,, moral of story still need to look over anybody's work no matter who they are now have to fight with a dealership to see what going to do about it

If you think thats bad, wait until the Obama gang gets done with Government Motors.
They're going to make spare parts so expensive that you'll be forced to buy a new car rather than fix your old one.
They are already planning to outlaw old engines by damaging the blocks.
Save the planet with new technology and such crap.
Its part of the plan.
U@ss

Skip this last trip most yards we went to where they had older vehicles, they are now gone and full of clunkers one hadat least 4000 of these, lot of them in Texas seen like that as well as the rest of the country Bottom line Obama Motors gets there wish, crushed all the old stuff, then made room to get the clunkers off the road into the yards so then they can be crushed, which I doubt that since they have been extended to March, then when March comes around they will extend it longer since it will still cause more delay andhave seen more clunkers in the insurance auction, meanwhile some yards that did not get clunkers are hurting now since they have newer stuff but can't sell since the yards with clunkers are selling way less to have cash flow, good for the consumer but days are limited to the older single operation yards,, this is just the tip wait it will get worse when if you wreck your older vehicle they will total it for minor damage since parts are gone to the crusher,,, this last trip I have seen so many very nice vehicles trashed to the clunker program, WHAT A WASTE, To some people that would have been glad just to get something that ran where they had nothing in the first place, as I walked those yards it really opened my eyes to feel such a waste here

try front end parts for a 2001 dodge 2500 2WD.
idler arm $179.99
pitman arm $113.79

the dodge fuel pumps are not any cheaper but they have the same deal as the GM
same thing happened to a friend working on a dodge in his shop for a customer

pump without wire or pump/tank combo. tanks are plastic as is most of the pump.

also couple different styles, look the same but not, makes junkyard hunting the right one a pain.

Average trade on this 04 Astro would be about $2000.00 - $2500.00 - tell them $2000.00 trade difference for 24 months and I'll take it. I am half temped to take it down and trade it one this - at least I could reach the engine without taking 1/2 of it apart. It would be a little better on gas anyway. If I could run it for 2 years and still get $800 - $1000 back out of it I wouldn't bitch.

http://omaha.craigslist.org/ctd/1478788143.html

dont do it

windbags have spendy front end issues.

after ss last year went to visit my mom, hers was making some ps pump noises, i thought low fluid but ws not.

stepdad took it into the dealer, whole pump and rack unit needed replacing, not cheap and out of warranty. not high miles either. they got it fixed and then the trans started acting up. so they traded it in for a lincoln.

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automoti ... ndstar.htm

what do you haul?

greg, just get a ranger with a topper. those things last forever and get good mileage with the 2.8 and 5sp.

Well now that the battery was recharged;
Checked the fuel pressure - 0 - zip - zilch. Mind you I not amazed by this.
Swapped a couple of relays for other systems I know are working - poor mans relay test - same result.
Mind you there was 20 minutes of interior disassembly so I could get to the schrader valve to perform this minute and a half or so of testing.

Now for the real point of this post;
At the local parts stores pump prices range from $290 - $465.
I looked on Ebay and they range from about $75 to the local prices.
Some of the cheaper ones are from
Top Rated - 100% positive feedback sellers
have the correct replacement part #
similar warranty - that doesn't require professional mechanic installation to be valid.
So do I spend $300 at AZ or $75 from a place I don't know?
Obviously the decision on just the dollars says Ebay.
There is a certain inerrant risk with these online deals and the price difference makes you wonder.
Do I chance it? - after all $225 buys alot of Slick Parts.

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=1999+c ... =1&_ipg=50