Well I'm sort of back in the V6 world again. My brother picked up an 84 Berlie last week, after totaling his 82 Prelude. I'm sharing it with him while my 87 is off the road getting a rebuild & a paint job.

Anyhow we were following Tom P's Major Tune up & ran into a minor problem. I can't seem to get the fuel line off the carb in order to change the filter... seems the "nut" is stripped & I can't get vicegrips or anything in there to pull the bugger off. Anybody have a suggestion?

Specs: 84 Berlinetta, 2.8 V6, Rebuilt Auto tranny w/ shift kit, new brakes, new exhaust, new Aqua Tread tires, PW, PDL, Hard Top, Digital Dash (dead speedo/tach),needs some work but runs well. Paid only $650cdn for the car!

 

I ran into this problem on my 83 as well (vise grips did work in my case). If vise grips don't work, here is my suggestion.

Take a small saw and cut the fuel line off at the nut. Then use a small socket to reimove the old fitting. Then use a larger socket to remove the fuel filter housing.

When you reassemble it, cut the line again. Where the fuel line went into the housing, install one of the brass fittings with a hose connection on it and run rubber fuel line to the other part. Be sure to use anti seize onthe brass connection and tighten the rubberhose clamps real good.