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DeLorean937
03-13-2013, 09:36 PM
So I have an issue with my fuel tank. The stud that holds down the baffle assembly has broken. Is there a way to replace this piece with having to drill holes or anything extreme. I haven't yet come across this issue yet in my years of D projects ...
jawn101
03-13-2013, 09:49 PM
I get the feeling that a lot of people are going to suggest just going with the new pump/sender combo unit rather than trying to fix the baffle. Can't say that I blame them :) The second anything goes wrong with that whole part of the car (and I'm talking if the pickup hose collapses ONE more time on me!) I'm going to just buy one myself.
Tillsy
03-13-2013, 09:55 PM
Hey DeLorean937, get the new fuel pump/sender unit :wink:
jawn101
03-13-2013, 09:57 PM
Hey DeLorean937, get the new fuel pump/sender unit :wink:

See, I tactfully did NOT suggest that, since it wasn't his question... but I get the feeling that folks other than Chris would agree with me if I said that was probably the best way to fix this... :)
SS Spoiler
03-13-2013, 10:06 PM
I knew a guy in the twin cities that had the stud break off in the tank bottom. His fix was to drill a hole through the tank and the steel covering plate, then threading a bolt through a neoprene washer and tightening it down. Surprisingly it worked!
jawn101
03-13-2013, 10:07 PM
I knew a guy in the twin cities that had the stud break off in the tank bottom. His fix was to drill a hole through the tank and the steel covering plate, then threading a bolt through a neoprene washer and tightening it down. Surprisingly it worked!

Wow, drilling through both the tank and the closing plate definitely qualifies as "extreme" in my book! :)
David T
03-13-2013, 10:33 PM
There has been at least one successful attempt at repairing (actually replacing) the stud. That person heated a bolt and then quickly stuck it into the bottom of the tank. You must be very careful not to melt the bolt right through the bottom. Best not to make any holes that go through and could cause a potential leak. Now that the new pump/sender assembly is available that is probably the better repair although it is way more expensive.
David Teitelbaum