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**Kruse**

wrote:
, I didn't
> think I was putting too much torque on the wrench because it was
> turning very easily as though the filter were loose.
>
> So... Does anyone know of any good "Indian tricks" to resolve such an
> issue? I'm not sure yet if I split something on the carb or stripped
> the threads but clearly, somethings going on there that's fairly
> serious.

Ford had two or three different types of fuel filters in this era. One
screwed right into the carb, probably like what you have. Another had a
nipple screw right into the carb and the fuel filter was between two
rubber hoses. Still another (I always liked this one best) was the fuel
filter right on the bottom of the fuel pump. If you stripped the
threads in the carb, you might try to JB Weld a nipple into the carb
and have your fuel filter elsewhere. For peace of mind, I'd probably
get a different carb with good threads. This is with the assumption
that the carb threads are ruined. Like another poster stated, maybe
it's just your fuel filter threads, but the way it was designed the
filter threads usually never get stripped.