need a little help with my fuel filter out of my 1976 chevy cheyenn pick up truck with a small block 400 and a 2 berrel carb when i go to take the filter out it starts to spray gass how do i get it to stop spraying gass so i can change the filtersChanging the fuel filter in my 1976 chevy half ton pickup with a small block 400?
Usually the filter in those is located in the front of the carb, you will need two wrenches, can't remember the exact size to keep one from trying to tighten while the other is loosening. It won't spill alot from this, just wipe it up with a rag. Otherwise someone may have added an inline filter, just get it off, and back on as quickly as possible.Changing the fuel filter in my 1976 chevy half ton pickup with a small block 400?
hmmm not sureChanging the fuel filter in my 1976 chevy half ton pickup with a small block 400?
A carbed system won't have much residual pressure in the lines, your problem is probably very simple. My guess is that your fuel filter is located lower on the truck than the fuel tank, so when you remove the filter you're basically just allowing the tank to drain. Get a fuel hose clamp or clamp the hose shut with some vise grips or something of the sort, and that should solve the problem.
If that's not the problem, then maybe you do have some fuel pressure left over from when the truck was running, in which case you need to relieve that pressure somehow.... remove the gas cap
