Calypsia

Years ago, we bought a used '87 Toyota camper (maybe an Escaper?), did part of Route 66 until the truck died unexpectedly. Brought it to a repair shop that got it running again but left us with a massive oil leak. We left the poor rig standing in the yard for a few years but moved it twice a year, just to make sure it still ran. A year or two ago, it wouldn't start anymore. After much diagnosing, we established the fuel pump had died. No problem I thought. Remove the fuel pump and replace it. Since it is a camper and the fuel pump is under the cab, I figured we could drop the gas tank. Fortunately, there was a bolt at the bottom of the tank to easily drain the gas. The rest did not go well. One rusty bolt sheared off. Finally, got all bolts off and disconnected the electronics and most hoses. One hose would simply not come off, and then we realized that we would have to drop the drive shaft to get the tank off. At that point I gave up on the tank idea. Some of the camper floor had water damage from the previous owner, so next plan - cut a hole in the floor and access the fuel pump from the cabin, since we had to fix the floor later anyway.

Old fuel pump all cleaned up.
Next problem: It was so rusty that even being super careful, 4 bolts broke off. Drill out the old bolts and tap new threads. Buy new bolts, order a new pump, filter and gasket from YotaShop.

Here is the new pump next to the old one shortly before installation, and the fuel pump in place to the right. All new bolts were installed. Added a gallon of gas and turned the key to start the engine. Success? No!!! The rusty tube at the bottom left in the image sprung a leak. Alrighty then - bought a new fuel pump bracket. Stupidly, I bought it off of Amazon rather than calling the YotaShop. It was recommended to get part number 23206-35121. Finally, it came, and I transferred the pump over and went to install the fuel pump again thinking this would finally be it. Think again...it did not fit!! The bracket is about 1.5 inches longer than the last one and now I can't find one that would fit! Any suggestions?

Calypsia

Got some helpful information from Yotashop - the correct bracket number is 23206-35050, which has been discontinued. The recommendation was to take the longer bracket, cut it and weld it to size. Unless someone has a better idea?

cashmoney00

I bought this one from Amazon for my 89 with the 17gal tank and it fit perfectly.

Calypsia

Thank you so much for the tip! My old one has only two tubes at the top - what is the third one for? Can I just block the third one off?

cashmoney00

Mine had the three on it. They make a model with the two. Think the third goes to a charcoal canister (at least on mine) so capping it off if you don’t have it shouldn’t be an issue.

Calypsia

New fuel pump bracket ordered! Should arrive Sunday. Will let you know how it goes.

Calypsia

Oh dear. The new bracket came in a box with no paperwork. It is longer than the last one I ordered, which didn't fit because it was too long. At this point I have the option to modify one or the other bracket or get someone to weld a new fuel output tube on the old bracket, which is what I will probably do. In the image, you can see the bracket that I bought previously (A) and the new one that just came (B). A was already an inch too long; B was even longer.

cashmoney00

Sorry. Maybe you’ve got a different tank than the one I have. Cutting and welding ain’t difficult. If you don’t have a welder, cut and rivet//bolt the pieces.

Calypsia

All fixed! I took the first bracket I ordered that was too long, cut it and riveted it back together, 1 inch shorter. I cut all the tubes to length and bent them to the correct specifications.