# 1988 ford van E-150

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-ford-van-e-150/68968>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 26, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-ford-van-e-150/68968 "2011-10-26T18:28:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![bortman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bortman/32/2330_2.png) [@bortman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bortman)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-ford-van-e-150/68968/1 "2011-10-26T18:28:18Z")

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how hard is it to drop one or both gas tanks on a 1988 E-150 Ford van. it has been sitting for almost two years with a small amt of gas in each tank 3 to 6 gals each maybe. i have been told to drain and clean tanks and test pumps , i didn’t think this could be done off the vehicle. the hi- pressure pump seems to work , although it is questionable as it has pumped bad gas and a mechanic says it shows a low psi reading, and he believes the in tank pumps might be ok. Once this is done maybe it might start, but last time it ran rough and backfired. I can’t justify spending much money on a vehicle of limited value that my wife wants to get rid of anyway