The fuel sender arrived but the flange was too large for the sender recess in the tank . Also, it was a 6 hole and mine was a 5 hole. I called Mike at KM Lifestyles Mfg. and in our discussion I remembered that my car had been hit in the left rear quarter panel at some time in it's life. He stated that the sender sent was the correct one for an OEM tank. So, it probably did not have an OEM tank. I traced the outline of the sender unit flange and sent it to them. He mentioned that there were only 2 possibilities so a match-up would not be hard. He said this was not an unusual situation. Mike is very easy to work with!
The sender he sent me was beautifully made, heavy duty with a weighted action to the float...(when float raised to the
"full" tank position, and released, it slowly descended to empty).
In the pics you can see how thick the flange was made.

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I will let you know here how it worked out.

http://www.mykmlifestyle.com/
K M Lifestyle Mfg

508 798 2445
This is Mike's cell phone number.
Price for the sender is $145.00

They are an old fashioned company. Call Mike and he will look at the data books to get your exact fuel sender. Then, send a check to his company's NEW address. Ask him, the old address is on the website.

I did not post the company before because I did not want to look I worked for them.

Thank you...

Thanks John. Great trivia about my car!
Noise disappears when warm so I was not worried.
I adjusted the belt but was careful not to put so much tension on it that the bearing will wear. I did that on my Mercedes and pump failed on that trip while on vacation.
I will watch the weep hole.

I am excited about my fuel sender arriving next week. Exhaust is quiet as a mouse and has a Beautiful finish from Bill Hirsch. And with a working fuel gauge, I feel like I am getting there..

Thanks John. Great trivia about my car!
Noise disappears when warm so I was not worried.
I adjusted the belt but was careful not to put so much tension on it that the bearing will wear. I did that on my Mercedes and pump failed on that trip while on vacation.
I will watch the weep hole.

I am excited about my fuel sensor arriving next week. Exhaust is quiet as a mouse and with a working fuel gauge, I feel like I am getting there..

My water pump squeaks when the engine is cold. My mechanic says not to worry about it til it leaks.
Any comments? Yea or nea?

Problem was low volatile gas. It was pee colored. It must have gotten contaminated from a gas can I used.
I bought a new gas can....

I dropped the tank and drained it. Fuel drain plug was frozen in the tank..immovable!! I temporarily put the tank in place with my floor jack, put in two gallons of gas, and started it.

New gas can, new gas, it worked.

Found fuel tank sender was leaking on top of the tank. New sender and gasket will be here next week.
All this diagnosis resulted in a tune up too!
Then the open road!!

It is a Stab-Bil product called 360 Marine.
For what it is worth...

From the bottle:
Helps prevent Ethanol fuel related damage in vehicles and small engines.

On Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/STA-BIL-22240-Marine-Vapor-Technology/dp/B001CAW2DK/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1528408852&sr=8-5&keywords=sta+bil+360

I think it is time to retire it! I found a company who is manufacturing new ones.