Mustang tank/baffle inside not secured?????
#1
Mustang tank/baffle inside not secured?????
hey guys.....
i just dropped the tank on my car, pulled out the fuel pump, and noticed there is a baffle or something inside and it's just floating around in there not secured to anything! what's the deal with this and what do i need to do about it? i would hate to have that thing wack the fuel level sensor or start rubbing metal on metal if the tank gets Really low. i can't see this being the way it came from the factory???
thanks for any input.
i just dropped the tank on my car, pulled out the fuel pump, and noticed there is a baffle or something inside and it's just floating around in there not secured to anything! what's the deal with this and what do i need to do about it? i would hate to have that thing wack the fuel level sensor or start rubbing metal on metal if the tank gets Really low. i can't see this being the way it came from the factory???
thanks for any input.
#4
Mustang tank baffles sometimes come loose. There is only 2 solder points that hold it in. I had this happen and heated the tank from the OUTSIDE, unrolled a spool of solder and poked it thru the pump hole and soldered it up, while keeping the baffle in the right place. Been good for years.
#5
i haven't seen any weld marks on it, just a bolt hole on either end of it but i don't see anything inside the tank that it would slip over or anything, and i know it wasn't bolted in place so i'm a bit baffled.
so will the solder actually be affective with the pressure of the gas moving back & forth? what thickness of solder would i need? i may have a friend of mine spot weld it after i clean out the tank and be sure it's not gonna move! lol.
so will the solder actually be affective with the pressure of the gas moving back & forth? what thickness of solder would i need? i may have a friend of mine spot weld it after i clean out the tank and be sure it's not gonna move! lol.
#6
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How can you get in there to spot weld it? I`m not saying it can`t be done, just curious, the sending unit hole is pretty small.
Anyway as for welding on a used tank I have had good luck clearing the fumes with a leafblower. So far I have had to weld my tank twice and I just drained all the gas I could and stuck a leafblower in the hole for the sending unit for an hour or two. I don`t know if you had already figured out how you were going to clear the gas fumes or not, but I figured I would throw it out there.
Anyway as for welding on a used tank I have had good luck clearing the fumes with a leafblower. So far I have had to weld my tank twice and I just drained all the gas I could and stuck a leafblower in the hole for the sending unit for an hour or two. I don`t know if you had already figured out how you were going to clear the gas fumes or not, but I figured I would throw it out there.
#7
the fuel pickup & return opening is up top and the fuel filler neck is just below it on the side. there's enough room to stick the welder inside and tack it. i had a friend of mine do it on a previous tank but i wanted to know if there was something to this since it's the second time & tank it's happened to. i'm going to flush the tank before anything is done to it so there wont be any fumes and no gunk in the tank, although it looks brand new inside yet.