# Can't get fuel pump in 2001 chevy s10 4.3 2wd **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [June 1, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cant-get-fuel-pump-in-2001-chevy-s10-4-3-2wd/165201 "2020-06-01T21:34:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jameson.luttrell\_154832](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jameson.luttrell\_154832](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jameson.luttrell_154832)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cant-get-fuel-pump-in-2001-chevy-s10-4-3-2wd/165201/1 "2020-06-01T21:34:58Z")
Hi. I cant get the fuel pump in my truck. The gasket is too big. I bought a new one and still doesn’t fit. I’ve used grease to help get it in. The pump is a delphi fg0070. I bought it on amazon. I have never replaced a fuel pump in. Is there a trick to getting it in? I put a lot of force on it and it wont sit flush. Thanks for any advice. I’m putting a link up to pump I bought. > **[Amazon.com: Delphi FG0070 Fuel Pump Module: Automotive](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CGM1IG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)** > > Buy Delphi FG0070 Fuel Pump Module: Electric Fuel Pumps - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cant-get-fuel-pump-in-2001-chevy-s10-4-3-2wd/165201/2 "2020-06-01T22:16:56Z")
No tricks and I don’t understand your problem. Is the assembly in but you can’t get the lock ring in place? Or you can’t get the assembly all the way into the tank? ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cant-get-fuel-pump-in-2001-chevy-s10-4-3-2wd/165201/3 "2020-06-01T22:18:29Z")
will the pump sit flush with the gasket not installed? (Don’t actually install it this way, but you can test fit to make sure it isn’t too tall or too big of a circumference.) If so- you just gotta manhandle it til it goes. It is a pain. The gasket keeps flammable gasses from leaking out- so it has to be tight. Get it started, make sure the lock ring is started all the way around, and then tap it in, It is not always easy. ---
**Author:** ![jameson.luttrell\_154832](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jameson.luttrell\_154832](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jameson.luttrell_154832)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cant-get-fuel-pump-in-2001-chevy-s10-4-3-2wd/165201/4 "2020-06-01T22:21:58Z")
Hi thanks for the response. It does sit flush without the gasket. I’ll give it a try ---
**Author:** ![jameson.luttrell\_154832](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jameson.luttrell\_154832](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jameson.luttrell_154832)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cant-get-fuel-pump-in-2001-chevy-s10-4-3-2wd/165201/5 "2020-06-02T01:44:05Z")
Thanks people. I just put the old gasket in and it went right in. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cant-get-fuel-pump-in-2001-chevy-s10-4-3-2wd/165201/6 "2020-06-02T02:15:44Z")
I hope that old gasket is in great shape . . . if not, you might get a check engine light and an evap leak code ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cant-get-fuel-pump-in-2001-chevy-s10-4-3-2wd/165201/7 "2020-06-02T15:29:53Z")
> [@db4690](#): > > I hope that old gasket is in great shape . . . if not, you might get a check engine light and an evap leak code yep, and then you’ll be doing this whole procedure over again to put in a new gasket.