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Old 07-18-2009, 08:39 PM   #4
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Good thoughts. I am holding one and turning the other, and doing it all in the correct direction -- unless it's reverse threaded, but the new filter isn't so the parts store or Purolator would have had to make a mistake. I'm using plenty of elbow grease (so much that I'm afraid that even the flare wrench will round the nut).

I was able to remove the front/outbound connection, but the rear/inbound connection won't budge at all.

I'm posting on every forum I use, out of desparation...I did get one good suggestion on another forum: Since I may have to give up and declare that fuel line a loss, maybe I could remove said fuel line still attached to the filter and work on it while it's not attached to the truck. Then I could clear it of fuel and use heat.
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