Gas tank Spout/Strainer

randall1234500 · Member Joined: Aug 02, 2010 Posts: 8

Hello to All - I have a 1953 M38A1 which was brought back to life by a good restoration job, but, I have a fuel question. Mine has a wide mouth fuel spout. I purchased a fuel strainer which was supposed to be for the wide mouth. Turns out that the strainer is too small. It will drop into the tank if I turn it loose. The person who I purchased the strainer from says the spout should have a shelf at the bottom before it enters the tank. Is that true? If so, mine doesn't have a shelf....Can one be made for the tank? Where does it go?
As always, thanks for your knowledge base.
Randall

oilleaker1 · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:18 am Post subject:

The original tanks had a lip or shelf the strainer rested on. Repros from MD JUAN ( strikes again) didn't have the lip. If you can find a rusted out tank with a good filler neck, you can cut out yours and spot weld a solder in the original to fix the problem. You can also fit it to the side hole better. A earlier flat fender M38 tank is not the same as the A1. It had a extendable filler tube with the strainer soldered into it. Lots of work for a strainer huh? John

randall1234500 · Member Joined: Aug 02, 2010 Posts: 8

Hello John and thanks for your information. I don't know what kind of spout the original restorer used, but, yes it would be a lot of work to add the attachhment for the strainer...
I may just forget it ........Thanks again.
Randall

Ryan_Miller · Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:26 am Post subject:

Randall,

I had a photo and now cannot find it. I can try to take a photo later this weekend.
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Ryan_Miller · Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:13 am Post subject:

Here are the photos I found, it is difficult to take a photo of the bracket while in the tank.

I thought the latest revision of the repro tanks have the fuel strainer bracket. At least for the M38.

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RICKG · Member Joined: Aug 31, 2010 Posts: 1741 Location: SO IDAHO

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oilleaker1 · Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:42 pm Post subject:

Nice pictures, but I think I saw some dirt----- Shocked

, and that tank needs to be changed out for a repro doesn't it? Laughing

John

DJ · Member Joined: Apr 15, 2005 Posts: 289 Location: Wis.

I thought the latest revision of the repro tanks have the fuel strainer bracket. At least for the M38.

I have a repo M38 tank and a original. The fuel strainer from the original will not fit in the repo. The bracket is too small in diameter.

oilleaker1 · Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:26 pm Post subject:

You are correct, the original M38 strainer doesn't fit the repro at first. I did some tweeking and got it to go. Only took about two hours. I never got to try the repro strainer though, it is still on back order. I have one original and one repro tank. Believe it or not, the repro is much heavier and thicker. If it was 1/4 inch less tall, I'd really like it. Not so for the M38A1 tank I got. Wow, must have been a early one. Sold it for a loss and bought a NOS tank for 100 bucks less------ Shocked

Duh! Haven't seen a new tank since. John


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