Gas tank Spout/Strainer

randall1234500 · Post by **randall1234500** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:52 am

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 · Post by **oilleaker1** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:18 am

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 · Post by **randall1234500** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:11 pm

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

Post by **Ryan_Miller** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:26 am

Randall,

I had a photo and now cannot find it. I can try to take a photo later this weekend.

Post by **Ryan_Miller** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:13 am

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.

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:08 am

oilleaker1 · Post by **oilleaker1** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:42 pm

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

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

John

DJ · Post by DJ » Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:13 pm

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 · Post by **oilleaker1** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:26 pm

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------

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