Does fuel tank baffle float?

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Does the baffle in the fuel tank float up and down on one end? I'm getting a tank from the salvage yard and one end is attached to the bottom of the tank and the other end is unattached. Is this correct or should both ends be attached to the bottom? Thanks......

 

tmoss

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they are attched when made, but it is VERY common for them to break loose - mine is.

 

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So both ends should be attached? The people at the salvage yard are saying only one end should be attached. If one end is already detached, I don't want the other end detaching and destroying my fuel pump. Should I just buy a new one and skip the one from the salvage yard?

 

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Ive ran my car for four years with a detached baffle, same pump never changed.

 

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mines' been loose for who knows how long

 

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It's not a big deal.

 

Roland69

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how can you tell when they come loose

 

tmoss

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When the tank is almost empty (like when you go to replace a pump) you can hear it slide around as you remove and handle the tank. Then, when you remove the pump bung, you can see the baffle and move it around.

 

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A clean, empty tank and some JB weld epoxy will fix the problem with the loose baffle.

 

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jb weld adhesion will live submersed in gasoline?

 

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tmoss said:

jb weld adhesion will live submersed in gasoline?

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I have heard of it being used to patch gas tanks.

Edit: I did a Google search and found there are a whole world full of people who have used it for that purpose.

 

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good to know, thanks!

 

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would you be able to hear it when the tank is full. I have some noise when I hit bumps when going real slow (on a sand beach) and I always thought it was the exhaust swinging side to side a little