Fuel sending unit filter question

Dusten said
Thanks for that website, that looks like what I need. I think I need the 5/16 one though. I am now thinking that piece on the end is part of the old filter, the rest of it must have decayed away....
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That is correct. The screen will dissolve after decades of being soaked in gas, leaving the rest of the filter attached to the metal pipe.