On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 17:23:39 -0400, "J." <J@nobody.com> wrote:

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>George Macdonald <fammacd=!SPAM^nothanks@tellurian.com> wrote in message
>news:ut1fov0q0onnc2o14s3i96088rpvs8n7sf@4ax.com
>> Is that two crowfoot "sockets" on the end of two rachets/extensions....
>> getting at things from under the car? Sounds messy and my Integra Helm
>> manual just shows what look like regular open end wrenches - doesn't look
>> like it can work to me. I've checked with a line wrench and there doesn't
>> seem to be more than 1/4" of available arc to turn before the wrench hits
>> some obstruction so the crowfoot may be the only way. Though there's no
>> recommended change on the fuel filter for my '99 Integra, I was figuring
>on
>> changing it at 60K miles anyway... more because if I leave it too long
>> it'll be more difficult to get off later if ever needed.

>George,
>
>The manual shows a 19mm crowfoot adapter at the end of a ratchet extension
>to support the filter (from under the car for the lower connection and of
>course from above for the upper connection.
>
>The lower fitting apparently then also uses a 14mm "Flare nut" crowfoot
>adapter (same as a crowfoot adapter???) at the end of a second ratchet
>extension, again from under the car.
>
>The Prelude filter sits at about a 45 degree angle. I don't see how they
>get to it from under the car due to steering and structural members being in
>the way. Maybe that part is just artistic license.

Thanks. Sounds like maybe a wobble-end extension would come in handy there
too - something else I haven't added to my toolkit yet.

Rgds, George Macdonald

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