You don't clean them...you buy a new one.
The Fuel Filter is mounted directly in front of your Firebird's rear axle. The filter is on the fuel pipe line before the fuel injection system.
A 1982 firebird did not have a 3.1 V6 it had a 2.8 V6 and the fuel filter is in the carb.
A fuel filter does not have a fuse.
In the carburetor where the fuel line enters.
usually a fuel filter is inline along the frame twords the fuel tank.......
plugged fuel filter or a bad fuel pump.
In the fuel tank, integral to fuel pump.
You DON't clean a fuel filter u REPLACE it with a NEW one.
You do not clean a fuel filter, you just replace it with a new one.
driver's side by rear tire
It's under the car in the middle in front of the fuel tank
Replace the fuel filter. There is no way to open it and clean it.