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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

If they put the tank under the trunk they could have an access plate but it's such a rare occurrence why bother?

How to find the fuel pump on a 1998 honda accord?

It is located inside the fuel tank on top. ... There is an access panel in the trunk or under the back seat.

Many vehicles put the gas tank below the trunk which makes fuel pump access easier. That mislocated fuel tank created the famous Pinto fires and fires in GM products (see the cost analysis at Long-Hidden Documents Reveal GM Cost-Benefit Analyses Led to Severe Burn Injuries).

Meanwhile Honda has always put every fuel tank in every car safely ahead of its rear axle. Even Honda has an access plate for the fuel pump.

Some cars may be defectively designed so that a fuel pump access plate is not provided. (I still remember the Chevy's. Remove one motor mount and jack the engine up a few inches to replace two spark plugs.) However, simple design means a same solution is easily implemented in trucks.

Locating a fuel pump inside the gas tank has long been routine. A diesel truck manufacturer must have good reason for still using the long obsoleted suction method. Pumps are routinely mounted in all vehicles (including airplanes) with that pump easily serviced. A curious question is why trucks still use that long since obsoleted suction pumping.

Or maybe this truck is unique? Maybe other trucks do use fuel tank pumps? That would also explain why junior mechanics were easily confused by a simple air bubble in a fuel line.