The rubber doughnut sealing the fill spout to the tank was split and needed replaced, The bolts holding the straps in needed replaced, A wire needed some attention. I just did it on a 1993 caravan 2 months ago and not a terrible job. I will say replacing the fuel pump and dropping the tank is never fun.
I was just feeling lazy and trusted somebody else to do the job. It was also the last time I will let somebody else do anything on my vehicles that I could do myself. I discovered the problem when the pump kept cutting off as I attempted to add fuel. Yep, that's the reason I had to replace my tank. The rollover valves are molded into the tank and are not serviceable separately. If you lower the tank with it still hooked up you will probably break it off at the rollover valve. It is easy to overlook as it is slightly hidden. One tip I can offer: Make sure to disconnect the rigid plastic vapor line that goes through the frame to the filler neck. This was the first one I have done on the ground in my driveway. I don't know how many repairs I have done involving lowering or removing fuel tanks on a lift so I was very familiar with what needs to be done. There is no easy way to get fuel out of the tank that I know of. If the pump is not working one will have to deal with the weight of whatever fuel is in the tank sloshing around. I had the luxury of being able to run almost all of the fuel out of the tank so it was easier to deal with. I lowered the tank down using a floor jack then slid it off the jack onto the ground. I raised the back of the van enough to slide the tank out from underneath. I actually had to replace my tank after it was damaged by somebody else who I paid replace the fuel pump.
Click to expand.I have done the repair that way.
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