broken fuel tank baffle

[dre0011]

car was cuting out during right turns so i dropped the tank to see what was wrong and the welds were broken for the baffle...is there any way too fix this or is a new tank the only way?? thanks

 

[Euphoric306]

well since everything is soaked in gasoline and the only way to get in there is by cutting the metal... i would say go for it!

no sorry theres no way to fix it, same thing happened to mine... luckily all fuel tanks from 79-93 are the same exact part number from ford... so just go to the junkyard and ask about them (they take them outta the cars before they go on the lot)

 

[Mikey1968]

Why not just buy a new one. They are only $120 + shipping from Mustangs Unlimited. Won't the new ones have the baffle?

I'm about to order one myself for the exact same reason.
Good luck,
Mikey

 

[iapexl8r]

the factory baffel is crap!

Have had this happen twice -second time on a new tank if you look closly at the attach point for the baffel it is soliderd on what were they thinking. so what I did was while holding the baffel in place with a pair of long needle nose plyers. I drilled a 1/8" hole through the tank and the baffel then put a cleco in it.I then driled a total of 6 holes to secure the baffle to the bottom of the tank. after cleaning the area with acetone real good I applied jb weld to the mating surfaces and fastend it with pop rivets that were dipped in more jbweld this was all done over a year ago and no leaks yet. chris

 

[Euphoric306]

nice job chris, most wouldn't think to do this (including me), hope all works out for original poster