Fuel sender cover?

[Joe Gopan]

The original Willys A-1763 was still availible thru the 60's from JEEP but they did not age well, they kinda shriveled up on my shelf after 20 years.
The GPW Metal protectors are a better choice if you choose to install protection.

[Chuck Lutz]

Here is a pic I grabbed long ago:

GPW Metal Sender Cover.JPG (100.73 KiB) Viewed 3872 times

While I believe the metal one may still be sitting a bit high, the problem is that the combination of ill-fitting tankwells, repop tubs, repop tanks, wrong/poorly installed tank padded strips, repop seats, bent original seats, improperly replaced seat pans or any one or more of these can result in the metal protector sitting too high can occur.

I've never seen an original rubber cover, but I have seen rectangular senders before and they may be an MB thing? The SW sender on the GPW is as you know, shaped differently and guaranteeing that it does not short out the wire to the fuel gauge is paramount. So it must sit high enough to do that.

[Stingray]

Here is a pic of an original rubber fuel sending unit cover we removed from GPW-713. It has a hole in the end for the sending unit wire.

[Chuck Lutz]

Can you measure the height of the cover and the length and width please?

[Stingray]

Height- 3/4"
Length- 1 5/8"
Width- 7/8"
Measurements are approximate as age,fuel,and heat could cause distortions. Hope this helps.

[Chuck Lutz]

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Sender and Brass Float.jpg (100.64 KiB) Viewed 3824 times

Height of Hump: 11/16"
Height to tip of threads: 7/8"
Length of Hump plus threads: 1 7/8"
Width of Hump: 5/8"

[Ian Fawbert]

Might help too.



Ian.

[steven ellis]

Anyone have a surviving metal one to post picture of? 227's was Missing

[Michael O.]

I don’t think GPW 227 should have a metal cover Steve as the changeover date occurred in August 1942.

[Joe Gopan]

I have a Metal Sender Cover that i've had since at least the 50's. It has no stamped markings. If I remember correctly, other Ford produced vehicles such as the GTB may have shared this item. I'll try to remember to take a peek into the G-658 Master Parts List to confirm.

[Joe Gopan]

Here's my Original MB/GPW Metal Fuel Sender Cover.
(It is not a repro.)