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jkflathead · 02-20-2021, 06:03 PM

How many holes are there in the top opening of a 1932-1948 gas tank to mount the sending unit? 5 or 6? I know that it sounds like a stupid question but I don't have a tank to look at that is not under a car body right now. Thanks.

petehoovie · 02-20-2021, 06:06 PM

6 holes >

51woodie · 02-21-2021, 07:14 AM

jk. There are six holes, and they are not evenly spaced, so that the sender can only be installed in the correct orientation for the float arm to move freely. You don't say what vehicle you are working on, but my '46 Coupe has a cover over the sending unit that allow access to the sender without removing the tank.

fordyford · 02-21-2021, 09:13 AM

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The electric sender was only used 1936/48. 1932/35 had a smaller opening and an air pressure type sender.

02-20-2021, 06:03 PM	#1
jkflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 679	32-48 Gas Tank Question How many holes are there in the top opening of a 1932-1948 gas tank to mount the sending unit? 5 or 6? I know that it sounds like a stupid question but I don't have a tank to look at that is not under a car body right now. Thanks.

02-20-2021, 06:06 PM	#2
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,063	Re: 32-48 Gas Tank Question 6 holes > __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

02-21-2021, 09:13 AM	#4
fordyford Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 191	Re: 32-48 Gas Tank Question Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The electric sender was only used 1936/48. 1932/35 had a smaller opening and an air pressure type sender.

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