I hope this will answer a lot of questions; the pictures should be worth a small book. The fuel tank is a Spectra F2C which is for an 83-86 LTD wagon; the fuel pump/sender is the matching Ford unit which is compatible with all non-digital fuel gauges from 78-86. The stock E4DF fuel pump is a "feeder" which pumps to a high-pressure pump outside the tank. The replacement fuel pump is a Bosch unit which is stock for an '89 Mustang 5.0; I chose the Bosch for quiet operation, greater than factory flow (although less than the Walbro, but my HP goals are modest), the rubber adapter hose included and the ability to "clock" the pickup filter in any direction needed. The Walbro has some of these features but I wasn't sure about the adapter hose and the ones I've played with have been a little louder.
Here is the pump/sender assembly with part number E4DF 9H307 BD:
Here is what it looks like, internally, mounted (stock form):
Here are the stock fuel pump and the Bosch side-by-side with the adapter:
Here are two pics of internal with the Bosch pump (sideways, sorry):
And this is how it fits with the lock ring locked:
Note that this assembly does _NOT_ fit the 16C tank used on '82-86 cars. I don't have a part number for them; they will be about 2" shorter.
As for fuel lines, I will be bending my own when I do all the brake lines. I will be using the nylon "replacement" sections at the ends for fuel filter, tank/return connections, etc., so I can keep the Ford quick connects.
Last thought: beware of digital dash senders. They look the same but they are 266-80 ohms resistance instead of 73-10 ohm; your gauge will always read full (or empty? I'm too lazy to check). **Note: According to my '88 Ford Factory Service Manual set, the 1988 Mustang still used a 10-73 ohm (claimed 8-86 ohm but 10-73 is within tolerance) level sender so this setup should work with Mustang or T'bird (non-electronic) dash swaps. YMMV and I don't know when they swapped to another resistance sender...
Any questions?
Ben
P.S. This is merely useful information and I'm not responsible for how you use it. Gasoline is flammable so don't tell me if your implementation of this data burns down your whole neighborhood...but feel free to post pics.
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