That is brilliant!

 

I finally did it. My poor 02 quit last November. I replaced distributor cap and checked a couple ignition related things, hoping and praying that it wasn’t the fuel pump.
Of course it was.
I convinced myself that this was an extremely difficult repair, especially in the street in front of my house since I couldn’t even get it into the driveway. I kept putting it off and driving the wife’s car. Finally buckled down and attacked the problem.
It was fully as awful as I expected. I’m sure a good mechanic would have had an easier time, and being 20 years younger would have helped. Having several additional hands would have been useful as well. It took me 4 days, and I nearly broke a rib somehow.
But I got it done!
That moment after I primed the fuel line and was ready to try starting it was stressful, but the joy when it immediately fired up was amazing!
I got my baby back.
Hopefully the fuel gauge works right, but I’m so used to just watching mileage that I’ll probably continue to fuel up when I hit 200

 

Good job getting it done by yourself. I was lucky the two times I've done it as I did have an extra pair of hands to help. Though, to be honest, my dad wasn't the best pair of hands. When it came to lowering the tank I told him nice and slow. He didn't go slow in the least! I had about half a tank and it came down on me quick. Good thing it wasn't a full tank.