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Title: Will '88 fuel pump work in '84?
Post by: Tha Driver on September 18, 2024, 04:04:00 pm
Soooo, I think the fuel pump id failing in my Indy...  Will the '88 v6 fuel pump work in it?
Title: Re: Will '88 fuel pump work in '84?
Post by: Fierofool on September 18, 2024, 08:51:13 pm
The88 V6 or any Fiero V6 pump won't work in it, but unless the harnesses are different, they should work.  Ashby replaced the one in my 88 coupe with a used one, but I don't know what year it came from. 

According to The Fiero Store, the same pump fits all year 4-cylinders.  Rock Auto agrees, listing the same numbers for both 84 and 88.
Title: Re: Will '88 fuel pump work in '84?
Post by: Tha Driver on October 19, 2024, 01:47:50 am
OK so the '88 V6 pump has different wiring connectors. I'm not going to try it 'cause I don't want to pull the tank again if it doesn't work.
I bought a Carter from Rock Auto & it is garbage. First, the wiring is different: instead of the original wiring bolting on, it comes with a *press on* connection & a separate pigtail - which you have to solder in. Then the pigtail has TEENY-TINY wires that couldn't possibly carry the current to run a pump!
So now I'm waiting until I get the money to buy a pump locally, while I jump through the hoops to return the Carter crap. (I have to find a way to print the return label). Sigh...
Title: Re: Will '88 fuel pump work in '84?
Post by: Fierofool on October 20, 2024, 09:39:39 pm
The V6 fuel pump supplies to much pressure.  The Duke pump is a lower pressure pump.  You might check with AutoZone.  Look at the Delphi pump that comes with the harness, and the rubber O-rings for reinstalling the sending unit.  You'll have to buy a sock filter separately, but that's common with most fuel pumps. 

Can you email me a picture of the harness on your pump?  Or look at the harness on this one from Auto Zone.

https://www.autozone.com/external-engine/fuel-pump/p/delphi-fuel-pump-cfe0115/340659_0_0?searchText=fuel+pump
Title: Re: Will '88 fuel pump work in '84?
Post by: Tha Driver on October 20, 2024, 09:58:31 pm
Here is a pic of the wires. Notice that the Delphi pump you linked to also has the press-on electrical connection at the pump. Does look like bigger wires, though. I did buy a sock, as mine was... rough.
Title: Re: Will '88 fuel pump work in '84?
Post by: Fierofool on October 21, 2024, 12:02:23 pm
I've used several Delphi pumps, but only for a V6.  All were plug and play without splicing. The pumps were good, except for the last one I got for the 86.