Crank but no start :-(

I replaced the electric pump component a few years ago, it would crank but not start. Changed the pump and it fired right up. Below is how to change the fuel pump component.

http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/forum/showthread.php?62671-Step-by-Step-fuel-pump-install

Thanks Hawk. I ended up doing it last night and after the job, the car started right up. Interestingly, my pump was very different than the one in the writeup you linked. I took some pictures and will post them later. But disassembling the pump itself was much easier as there were no hoses to disconnect, just the pump motor pigtail and the tiny screws holding the lid on the canister.

The outer strainer was disgusting and there was a layer of residue on the bottom of the canister. Previous owner must have put something nasty in the gas tank at some point. Fortunately, there did not appear to be any residue on the bottom of the gas tank itself. I do wish, however, that I hadn't just filled the tank a few days ago. It's very unnerving sticking your arm almost elbow deep into a tub of gasoline.
 
Here are some photos. I didn't get one for every step of the process unfortunately.

This one shows the inside of the canister. You can see the two filter screens, one inside the canister and the other outside. Also, note the little nut-driver bit next to the screwdriver. The screws that hold the lid on the canister have tiny hex heads and to remove and replace them, I just used the driver bit and my fingers (i.e. no driver handle).
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Here's the inside of the canister with the pump removed. (Once you get the lid off, the pump lifts right out.) You can see some brown sludge/residue on the bottom of the canister.
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Here's a (blurry) shot of the inside of the canister after quickly wiping it out with a rag wrapped around a socket extension.
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The new pump with new filter screen installed (i.e. placed) into the canister. Note that there is a rubber gasket that fits over top of the pump, which I had not yet installed when I took this pic. The blue protective cap is also still on the outlet.
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Here it is fully reassembled with the other new filter screen. Note how nasty the old screen in one of the photos above looks in comparison.
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Also note that the red and black leads you see coming from the new pump are a new pigtail that was included with the new pump. As you can see in the first pic, the OEM pump has a 2-pin connector right on top that the grey female harness connects directly to. But the Delphi pump has standard male spade terminals and comes with an extra pigtail that has the female spade terminals at one end and the Ford 2-pin harness adapter at the other. I assume this is so that the pump can have a more universal application, but the box did not contain any other adapters such as you might expect to find with a "universal" product. I'm not real crazy about spade terminals in a 12V application submerged in gasoline, but after I got the canister back in the vehicle, I made sure the spade connectors were fully seated and secure before closing the "hatch."

Another observation: The shop manual says to replace the gasket that goes between the fuel tank and the "hat" part of the pump assembly. The Delphi kit came with a new gasket, but it was a round gasket whereas the OEM one is flat, and the Delphi gasket had a slightly larger inner radius than than the OEM one, so did not seat uniformly against the mating surfaces. The OEM gasket appeared to be in fine shape with no pinched or torn parts, so I opted to reuse it after lightly coating it with clean motor oil.

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A mechanic advised me against Auto Zone pumps years ago,but it was a Sunday and I could only get it there(88 Mercury Grand Marquis). I went against his advice and had to eat crow after ONE mile.Barely got it home,blowing black smoke and pump roaring.
I just will not buy a pump at Auto Zone since then .
I replaced THAT bad pump with a Carter brand,and it worked great for several more years. don-ohio :)^)
 
Just in case anyone was wondering, it's been almost 6 years and 50,000 miles, and my AutoZone fuel pump is still pumping like a champ.
 

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