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Mjfire1949 Member
Joined: May 12, 2014 Posts: 47 Location: Frisco, Texas
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:07 pm Post subject: M38 Fuel Filler Neck |
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1952 Willys M38 #65666, 24 Volt. I was about to order a new gas tank for my M38. Does anyone know if the filler neck is available for purchase? I'm not seeing them anywhere. I don't want to spend $400 plus if I can't get the correct filler neck to go with the tank. The tank I have now is not an original M38 tank. It fits well, but does not have the wide filler neck. _________________ Mjfire |
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wesk Site Administrator
Joined: Apr 04, 2005 Posts: 16256 Location: Wisconsin
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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The correct M38 tank is much larger capacity than the CJ small filler tank you now have. You should not try finding a largew filler and try adapting it to the smaller civvy tank. The grief will just grow!
Shop til you find a complete M38 tank new or used. If you go repop you will have grief with the angle of the filler pipe versus the location of the tub opening. _________________ Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100
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Mjfire1949 Member
Joined: May 12, 2014 Posts: 47 Location: Frisco, Texas
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the heads up, Wes. There is nothing wrong with the tank currently on the jeep other than I can't use a sending unit with it. I ran out of gas a couple of weeks ago and had a knee jerk. I don't want to create any new problems. I'll just have to take an extra 20 seconds out of the day and visually check the fuel level. I have read nothing but negative commits about the M38 replacement tanks. Thanks for saving me the headache. _________________ Mjfire |
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TomM Moderator
Joined: Apr 18, 2005 Posts: 458 Location: Rhode Island
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Posted: Sun May 17, 2015 3:25 pm Post subject: Fuel tank |
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I picked up a repro tank from Ron Fitzpatrick a few years back. It is well made of tern coat steel. The fittings were all correct to make it a bolt-in with an NOS sender. The drain fit properly in the floor, the filler neck fits very well into the side. It takes the original filler extension and fuel cap. This tank was not a nightmare. There are small details that differentiate it from original.
There was a small price premium over some of the others. Ask Ron if he still carries them. |
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southpw Member
Joined: Jun 15, 2014 Posts: 268 Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 4:12 am Post subject: |
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May I ask what year civvy tanks fit under the M38 seat and line up with the filler hole on the side of body? I'm not looking for a perfect restoration so only need a tank that will fit in current tank location. I'm going 12v with this Jeep so could use same sending unit used on the civvy tank that fits.
Thanks
Brad _________________ 1952 M38 project
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4x4M38 Member
Joined: May 30, 2014 Posts: 3447 Location: Texas Hill Country
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Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 6:33 am Post subject: |
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Brad,
Mine had an early CJ tank although it appears there are slight
variations. It fit in the hole but the po filled the gap with flat
rubber gasket material.
Be advised you'll have to cut additional holes or enlarge what is
there in the floor as the civvy tank has a drain fitting as well
as the fuel suction fitting on the bottom. The M38 tank only
has the drain plug fitting. You'll also have to run your fuel supply
to that bottom fitting.
Take care,
Brian _________________ Brian
1950 M38
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wesk Site Administrator
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southpw Member
Joined: Jun 15, 2014 Posts: 268 Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 10:20 am Post subject: |
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Thanks guys. Previous owner must have at some point had a cj tank in there as I have a larger hole flame cut out of bottom.
Thanks for info
Brad _________________ 1952 M38 project
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