Ecoopr05@gmail.com wrote in
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> My 1990 Civic Si stalls as I am coming to a stop less than 25 mph when
> the gas tank is at half or less than half. When it is over half it
> runs perfect. So far I have replaced the fuel pump and fuel filter.
> One thing I noticed which was weird my friend got diagrams from our
> local honda dealer for replacing the fuel pump. It is supposed to be
> located under the rear seat under a silver panel. I disassembled this
> and all I found was the fuel gauge. After dropping the tank I located
> the fuel pump on the back left side of the gas tank.
> My suspiscion is that an aftermarket fuel pump was put in the wrong
> area of the tank thus when the tank is less than half full then pump is
> not pulling fuel. This makes sense to me because when coming to a stop
> the gas would shift to the front of the tank(where the fuel pump should
> be located) and since it is located at the back of the tank the fuel
> pump is just sucking fumes and very little gasoline.

There may be baffles in the tank to limit fuel sloshing around.
>
> Does this make sense, any suggestions? My next step was to relocate
> the fuel pump at the OEM location(under the rear seat) and perhaps it
> would reach the bottom of the tank better and would fix my problem?
>
>

I'd get an OEM fuel pump and install it,putting it back the way it was
originally.
You may need a new fuel tank,if the aftermarket fuel pump needed new holes
for installation,or if it's some custom or oddball fuel tank..

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