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mikmazz
Explorer
Oct 01, 2018

2003 Winnebago Ford f53 fuel pump help????

We have a 2003 winny on a f53 chassis. The fuel pump is bad and needs to be changed. A truck shop quoted me 17 hours of labor. Obviously I told them no, i'll do it my self. After crawling up under this RV The gas tank is in the rear center and it F'n huge! The problem is the rear leveling jacks have a cross member in the way that has to come down and be moved out of the before un bolting/unlatching the tank.. Is there an easier way of changing this pump? Like, did they install a hidden door in the floor of the RV to gain access to the fuel pump? Or are there any tricks, I dont have the heavy duty equipment to get this tank out..Any ideas or advice would be appreciated.. Ive already drained the tank using an inline cheap fuel pump to remove the fuel. The tank is steal and looks to be very heavy duty..

Regards,
Mike
Class A
  • ed1's avatar
    ed1
    Explorer
    Oct 04, 2018
    It may not be the same but here's my experience with an '02 Holiday Rambler on a Ford F53. We had a problem with the fuel gauge sender in the tank. I dropped the rig off at the Ford dealer. He called saying they couldn't get at the bolts to drop the tank, and was discussing with HR where to cut a hole in the bedroom floor. I told him not to do anything until I spoke to HR. Then the Ford guy called back saying the job was done! I had visions of a hole in my floor BUT Monaco had a solution. There was a panel in the back of one of the compartments. Unscrew the panel, insert a thin mechanic and remove the float from the tank! So after a lot of discussion it became a quick repair.
    Maybe Winnebago was smart enough to copy this solution.

    Ed

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