M38A1 fuel tank cleaning?

[Casey B]

Yes Rob the long metal sleeve that the basket screen fits into at the bottom the does come out?
Pic is the first of the four on the first part of this post. It slides out then and fits past the filler neck opening where the cap attaches? It seems to be in pretty tight so I thought I'd ask before trying to loosen it up to get it out of the way for sealing.

[rob love]

Yes, that will come out. You have to turn it like you do the gas cap to remove it. They were normally with the early 50s jeep but not part of the Cdn2 and 3 series. Since your Jeep has one of the aftermarket tanks from the 80s, it was not really meant for that neck extension. Even the gas caps were not a very good fit on those tanks.

I believe their purpose was to extend the neck so you could pour your fuel in straight from the jerry can without the flex spout, as well as to hold the fuel strainer.

[Casey B]

Just to be sure this is the long tube that has such a tight fit it will not turn. It has the small loop on it to attach the chain for the cap and the rolled edge at the bottom tha holds the basket type of filter...I can't see any way for this to clear the lip that holds the cap as it is the size if the filler neck? I tried to budge it with a puller and all i am doing is rolling the edge at the bottom...Maybe some heat and some penitrating oil if it is really meant to come out? I have seen the piece you are talking about but this looks to be two pieces or halves welded together put in then capped off with the cap ring threads.