Found this interesting. Save that dried out Sharpie for future use. (I especially like his comment about approaching fuel filter "with positive attitude").
http://youtu.be/hkZRSMGqQ0E
http://youtu.be/hkZRSMGqQ0E
Homemade quick release fuel filter tool for Fords
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Great idea/tool using a Sharpie pen cap!
Hello, GREAT IDEA. SUPER HELPFUL
But man, that video didn't have to be over 8 minutes long.
Go ahead, yell at me. Kira
But man, that video didn't have to be over 8 minutes long.
Go ahead, yell at me. Kira
Yah PMA is good to have when you're car crawlin'. I encountered these when "refreshing" the Rat. I dont remember having major trouble with this operation. It was right in the way of a frame repair. All the stuff had to be unclipped from the frame rail to gain the slack to be unplugged. It was my first encounter with the quick connects.
The connection doesn't have to be fast, it needs to not leak. On my cars, it has to be serviceable by me. I R+Red the clutch.The last Ford pickup I had owned was a 62 F 250. What a change. Modern Fords are designed to be assembled and sold. They are not designed to be serviced
The connection doesn't have to be fast, it needs to not leak. On my cars, it has to be serviceable by me. I R+Red the clutch.The last Ford pickup I had owned was a 62 F 250. What a change. Modern Fords are designed to be assembled and sold. They are not designed to be serviced
Hey andyd, What does PMA mean? Kira
Originally Posted By: Kira
Hey andyd, What does PMA mean? Kira
Bet he means Positive Mental Attitude. Tends to prevent unwanted collateral damage!
Hey andyd, What does PMA mean? Kira
Bet he means Positive Mental Attitude. Tends to prevent unwanted collateral damage!
Wish I had seen this a while back. Try explaining to a 16 year old behind a parts desk what a quick connect fitting release tool is, what it does and what it looks like.
Myself: "It kind of looks like a top hat with a hole in the middle, and it snaps around metal fuel lines."
Teller: "Is this it?"
Myself: "No that's not it."
Teller: "I don't think we have any of those here, maybe try Napa"
Myself: "It's gotta be here somewhere..."
Teller: "There's nothing listed in the system sir, sorry."
My Wife: "Ooh lets stop at Pottery Barn on our way to Napa."
Myself:
Myself: "It kind of looks like a top hat with a hole in the middle, and it snaps around metal fuel lines."
Teller: "Is this it?"
Myself: "No that's not it."
Teller: "I don't think we have any of those here, maybe try Napa"
Myself: "It's gotta be here somewhere..."
Teller: "There's nothing listed in the system sir, sorry."
My Wife: "Ooh lets stop at Pottery Barn on our way to Napa."
Myself:
Originally Posted By: andyd
Modern Fords are designed to be assembled and sold. They are not designed to be serviced
I had a Ford Aerostar van a few years back - first and only time I changed the plugs, it took me six hours. The final back plug on the passenger side I removed by locking two box end wrenches together. That really put a hurtin' on my PMA.
Modern Fords are designed to be assembled and sold. They are not designed to be serviced
I had a Ford Aerostar van a few years back - first and only time I changed the plugs, it took me six hours. The final back plug on the passenger side I removed by locking two box end wrenches together. That really put a hurtin' on my PMA.
Really, Though the tool is less than 5 dollars and if you have a Ford, more than likely you will use it more than once. I usually change the fuel filter every year. I have two Fords, So to me. Its easier to buy the tool. I fabricate a lot of tools, this one doesn't seem to be worth it.
Originally Posted By: bullwinkle
Originally Posted By: Kira
Hey andyd, What does PMA mean? Kira
Bet he means Positive Mental Attitude. Tends to prevent unwanted collateral damage!
"Zactly, Thanks Bullwinkle. If I use more than 1 finger , I make too many mistakes.
Originally Posted By: Kira
Hey andyd, What does PMA mean? Kira
Bet he means Positive Mental Attitude. Tends to prevent unwanted collateral damage!
"Zactly, Thanks Bullwinkle. If I use more than 1 finger , I make too many mistakes.
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