So I bought a 98 sport just a little bit ago (I have a dead 95) and I'm pretty sure the fuel pump is starting to give up the ghost. I don't have the $300 for a new one and this is now my daily driver. Knowing that the 2 fuel pumps weren't compatible, which sucks because 8 months before the 95 died I replaced the fuel pump, I decided to do a bit of research if there was anyway I could make things work. I came across the Walbro 255 swap and read the instructions on how to open the fuel pump canister and swap out the pump mechanism, so I figured it was worth a shot to rebuild my own pump. I opened up both canisters and sure enough the pump mechanism was the same so I changed them out and also cleaned out the canister (the 98 canister was full of what I can only describe as mud) and also changed the pickup filter. I'm going to install it tomorrow and hope for the best. If this works I owe the people involved in the post and the entire forum here a beer, or at least a big thanks for saving me a bill that I can't afford at the moment. Unless I starve my wife and daughter but I don't think that'll go over too well.
The reason I'm posting this is I'm pretty new to the forum, figured I'd share how helpful it been to me already (if my rebuild works that is) and maybe this will be helpful to some else in the same sort of position.
I'll post about my sucess or lack there of depending on the outcome.