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Originally Posted by Michael Everson
I have a continuation Cobra in my shop for some maintenance. The fuel cell is leaking. Any chance the bladder is still available? has anyone replaced one before?
Thanks Mike
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Mike,
Your best bet would be to check with Shelby. If anyone would have it, it is them — they built the car.
If it is an aftermarket fuel cell, the manufacturer's name should appear somewhere on the fuel cell. The same approach, contact them to see if they still provide that particular bladder, possibly a replacement bladder or a complete replacement fuel cell as a service item.
If the two different searches do not turn up any actionable solutions, your next best bet, if the customer wants to keep the fuel cell, is a commercially available alternative that can be made to fit in the available space.
If all else fails, the final fallback would be to replace the damaged fuel cell with a properly baffled fuel tank. To properly baffle a fuel tank will require some effort. Without the baffling at some point below full, the gas will uncover the in-tank pickup during turns, rapid acceleration or braking and cause a fuel starvation problem for the engine.
Your customer's whoops is not a particularly complex technical problem but it is an aggravating nuisance problem, especially to reslove.