Help, want to change Fuel/ water sep but can't get the darn thing off
10-18-2004, 10:28 PM
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Re: Help, want to change Fuel/ water sep but can't get the darn thing off
I have used 2 filter wrenches at a time to help remove stubborn filters and it has worked sucessfully.
10-19-2004, 08:25 AM
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Re: Help, want to change Fuel/ water sep but can't get the darn thing off
The metal strap type filter wrench can have holes drilled into it at 1 or 2 inch intervals. Tighten the strap wrench on the filter and have an assistant run sheet metal screws through the holes.
10-19-2004, 08:43 AM
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Re: Help, want to change Fuel/ water sep but can't get the darn thing off
Try putting a very light smear of grease or vaseline on o-ring before installing new filter.
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10-19-2004, 09:02 AM
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Re: Help, want to change Fuel/ water sep but can't get the darn thing off
You raise a good point about the safety aspect. I know that if I was in your position, that I wouldn't be afraid of doing it. That's to say that I'd have a fire extinguisher right next to me and I'd be careful to not create a spark. I'd also have a container nearby to catch the spilled fuel.
I thought of another alternative. Vice grip makes a chain wrench. This thing works like a regular vice grip, but it has a chain not unlike your strap wrenches. With that wrench something is definetly going to move.
I thought of another alternative. Vice grip makes a chain wrench. This thing works like a regular vice grip, but it has a chain not unlike your strap wrenches. With that wrench something is definetly going to move.
