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Hello, I was a beginner on Sunday when I posted asking for help. Here's what I can tell you. After pulling the pump fuse, the car still ran for a half an hour and I surmised that somehow, there was still a bit of flow coming through the pump and filter. After a half an hour of waiting, I gave up and
1. Disconnected the neg batter cable.
2. Removed the three bolts holding the tray and sort of let things hang by themselves.
3. Loosened up, but not removed, the clamp securing the filter.
3. Removed the incoming line. You will need a 22 mm open end wrench to hold the filter flats. Everyone cautioned me about using an adjustable. You can then get a 17 socket with ratchet on the bolt and lean on it carefully.
When you get that removed, you can take the end of the fuel line and tilt it up to keep gas from dripping all over the place. In the meantime, you can then tilt the partially attached filter down to let any remaining gas drain into a container. Keep a slew of rags handy.
4. Despite all your attempts you won't be able to keep gas from going all over the place. I'd tackle the other bolt, to get the filter off altogether. You'll need to slide the filter down the clamp a bit to enable putting a 19mm socket on the end. You will also need to hold the flats, again no adjustable, with a 27 mm open end. Both sides of the filter came off easily.
5. Since there was so much gas spilled (maybe an ounce, but that's a lot), I elected to finish the job the next nite and let the stink go away on its own.
6. Use new washers if you have them. If you don't have them, someone suggested filing/sanding them flat to eliminate any indentations from previous use. I annealed mine by bringing them into the kitchen and heating them red hot (hold them with a needle nose) and when cool, clean them up with a clean rag.
Anyway, things actually went rather well. The car took about 30 cranks overall to start. I checked for leaks and amazingly, there were none.
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