Good Morning,

Looking for some input. I'd dropped the fuel tank ('92 Laredo) to replace the fuel pump assembly et all. In that process I'd pulled off the metal clips that attach the plastic shield to the tank and dropped them in some evapo-rust to clean them up. Monday night a storm came along and there was apparently a mini tornado embedded in it. Just light tree damage for me (6" diameter and smaller limbs knocked down), but as close a 250 feet away a large pecan tree was completely uprooted and took out the power lines. The fuel tank itself got blown under the vehicle, but the plastic shield was blown off and as of yet I haven't found it yet. I can't find that they are still available. Would it be best to try and find one at a pick & pull or would some weather stripping or a strip of rubber to act as an isolator between the tank and the straps be sufficient for a short term fix?

Thanks

 

I've never seen a plastic shield, but after market "up-country" metal gas tank shields are available from several sources. You can see one between my bumper and diff cover in this image: