fuel pick up

buzzk · Post by **buzzk** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:39 am

are the screw patterns the same on the fuel pick up m38 and 38a1 having trouble lining up the screw holes the tank came with the jeep and a home made pick upthe pick up what i have is out of a a1 going into a 38 the price was right and i made it the correct length the tank is a repop might have to drill some new holes in the pick up buzz

wilfreeman · Post by **wilfreeman** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:37 am

Not sure if the pickups are the same, but I know the hole pattern in an omix ada(mine was from Rugged Ridge) tank is not correct - I had to weld up and drill/tap all new holes for mine to fit. Same with the sending unit holes - the float wasn't clocked right when bolted down.

Hence my statement "never buy anything omix ada unless you want an ill fitting or non fitting part". Their prices are right, but most of the time they come with the cost of your labor or just not having a correct part. This is my experience with everything I bought from them about 3 years ago (Front floor pan, tank, rear panel, and water pump). I MADE the body panels and tank fit, but ended up re selling the pump (at a loss, with a warning to the buyer) on ebay.[/u]

buzzk · Post by **buzzk** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 6:01 pm

not much i can do the tank was in the jeep when i boughtit i redrilled some of the holes in the pick up now its installed thx for the input buzz

wilfreeman · Post by **wilfreeman** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 6:28 pm

My mistake - I see your main question was "are the screw patterns the same on the fuel pick up m38 and 38a1" - sorry for the rant!

I wasn't meaning to come off as an ***hole - I just use every chance I can get to bring attention to the fact that these are VERY inferior parts that will require lots of work to make them "work". Since yours is already installed, the hard part is done.