I have a 01 xlt supercab 4x4. Had my pump give out back in February and chased my *** trying to find it as i didn’t have a pressure tester and when fuel lines unhooked it still had enough pressure to shoot up ab 3 feet only had 42psi. Anyways was coming home yesterday and the thing just stopped. No go no start just cranked. Checked the pressure again and it had nothing at all 0psi. Even though I have a flatbed and changing the pump is cake I can’t keep throwing pumps at it. Question is could I run a inline pump that runs consistently at say idk 70 psi and and everything work fine? Not sure if our pumps vary in pressure with rpm/throttle. Can fab just ab anything so custom tank or lines isn’t an issue just fed up w it at this point. Thanks

 

Sorry I'm not offering help but let me see a picture of this flatbed

 

Lol all good man any chance to show off the ol girl is fine by me

 

Nice, looks great. Hope you made it yourself. Looks allot like mine too be honest

 

Yep custom by me last September or so

 

3rd party fuel pumps are known to only last a few days to a few months, so replace it under warranty and keep warranty handy, if you get one that last a year it should be fine after that, this is not a Ranger issue, or Ford issue

Motorcraft pumps are expensive but last

Here is how your 2001 fuel system works

The fuel pump(any electric fuel pump) generates 80+psi pressure
That goes out of the gas tank to the Fuel filter
On the 2001 fuel filter there will be THREE ports
IN from Pump
OUT to engine
OUT to gas tank<<<this is for the Fuel Pressure Regulator(FPR) that is inside the tank on the fuel pump assembly, seen here: https://content.instructables.com/OR....jpg?auto=webp
The black plastic part 1/2 way up assembly

The FPR is set for approx. 65psi can be 55-65psi
So the pressure in the system from engine to pump stays at say 60psi
Once engine is running fuel pump is on full time, there is no pressure sensor, or "fuel pump driver" module that Ford used on some models

So you need an FPR to set fuel pressure
You can run any kind of system you want but the computer calculates air/fuel mix based on 60psi pressure at the injectors

 

Ok I appreciate the info. I plan on A/N swapping the entire system anyways for a future swap so if I was able to find a performance inline pump that’s capable of a stable 60 psi would it work? Like I said with the bed swapping pumps isn’t a problem but If I can upgrade it I’d like too. Also If I remember right I replaced it with OEM however that was over three weeks ago.

 

You would still need the return line and an FPR of some kind, can be part of the pump, i.e. adjustable pressure

Other problem is the siphon for getting fuel out of the tank, over the top and down to the in frame pump
If the fuel pick up in the tank ever got uncovered, i.e. air, you could lose the siphon effect
If the electric pump ran dry I don't think it could create enough suction to PULL fuel up and over the top of the tank to re-start the siphon
But not sure, you would need to look into that
Or have a 2nd "lift pump" in the tank like Ford did with late 1980's Rangers