Need a quick reply. 1984 camaro z28 H.O. replacing with oe filter thanks

 

Should be in the carb. Where the gas line goes in the carb. You'll see what I mean once you pull the air filter off.

 

Don't all the 3rd gen have the filter under driver side, just in front of rear tire?

 

It's in the nose of the carb behind where the fuel line attaches.

There are two nuts. The little one around the fuel line retains the fuel line to the big nut behind it. Behind that bigger nut is the fuel filter.

Spray the whole thing down with PB blaster the day before. It helps. This is often a very frustrating job for a novice, despite appearing simple to do, so give yourself every possible advantage.

Hold the big nut still with a wrench (1", if memory serves) while removing the smaller fuel line nut (5/8"). You do this so the whole thing doesn't turn and kink/collapse the hardline. The small fuel line nut is made of VERY SOFT metal. Tearing the corners off of it is EASY to do, even with a good line wrench. Don't be afraid of grabbing it tight with vice grips instead of a wrench if you are having trouble removing it. Switch to Vice Grips BEFORE you butcher it too badly trying to get it loose (80% likelyhood you will butcher it- it's a real PITA). Once the fuel line is off you can remove the larger fuel filter retaining nut behind it.

When the filter comes out there will be a spring behind it- remember to put it back in behind the new filter. The metal capped end of the fuel filter goes towards the inside (against the spring). Also, there is a thin plastic gasket around rim of the fuel filter nut- make sure it's still on there and not broken or cracked- it seals the fuel filter nut to the main body of the carb.

Once you have the fuel filter back in you can put the fuel line back on and tighten it down. Again, hold the larger fuel filter nut in place with a large wrench while you are tightening the smaller fuel line nut down against it.

Although these parts are often a bear to get apart you shouldn't need to use large amounts of force to get them to seal up upon reassembly. You do NOT want to strip things. Think "spark plug tight" not "gorilla tight."

 

That's for anything fuel injected. Carb setups are different.

 

To my knowledge my car is carb. I am a noob i guess you can say but im trying. On the nose of my carb there is a metal(its not rubber its hard) line coming from the side into the nose. Is this where it should be located? As ive already learned, anything i have to take off is gonna need a little lubing