85 300TD fuel sending unit wont fit

I have now tried to install two sending units with matching numbers in my 85 wagon, but they have both been about 1/4 inch too long. Was there more than one tank, one that was not as shallow as the other, available? It appeared as if one of the previous owners bent the tube on the old one to fit, so it would not hit the bottom of the tank. Can the sending unit be modified slightly to fit?

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