# Fuel pump repair and gas tank replacement

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-pump-repair-and-gas-tank-replacement/64074>\
**Category:** Power/Fuel\
**Tags:** pontiac, firebird, gasoline\
**Created:** [April 25, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-pump-repair-and-gas-tank-replacement/64074 "2011-04-25T22:26:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bkjr61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@bkjr61](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bkjr61)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-pump-repair-and-gas-tank-replacement/64074/1 "2011-04-25T22:26:40Z")

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original owner’97pontiac Firebird dealer serviced every 3000mi.Was in storage for over a yr=bad gas-now needs fuelpump,fuelfilter,  
  
 injectorservice,hoses,new gas tank- since it  
  
 wouldn’t come clean-battery,oilchange…will cost$1500-2000 but is it worth it?148000miles.i’m hoping so

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-pump-repair-and-gas-tank-replacement/64074/2 "2011-04-25T23:03:51Z")

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If the rest of the vehicle is in really good shape and you like the car then repair it. If there are other problems then I would sell it and move on.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-pump-repair-and-gas-tank-replacement/64074/3 "2011-04-26T22:20:37Z")

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Missileman stated it perefctly.

Understand that you cannot think of this as an investement. In good condition this vehicle is worth less than $3,000 private party. If you like the car, it’s worth fixing, but that’s the only valid reason to proceed.