Al,
I had nothing but trouble from very fine rust in the tank. It wasn't
just in the tank but clogging the short metal line from the tank output. I
removed and cleared that, but it had clogged the first foot or so of the
long metal line. I cut a length off and was able to run a heavy copper wire
the length of the long middle fuel pipe. Lots of fine rust crud had settled
in there. Finally pulled the tank (it's easy) and dried it out.
I put a bunch of marbles in the dry tank and shook it around - it broke
up the layer of old gas crud that coated the bottom foot or so of the tank.
(the car had sat for 10 years I guess). I then directed the electric leaf
blower down the filler neck and a volcano of rust/crud flakes blew out the
fuel gauge sender hole. Reinstalled and only got a very small amount of
rust in the pre-fuel pump filter.
All-in-all, I should have taken the tank to a pro, but I didn't want to
spend $200 on a tank job. The car is destined to be a budget daily runner,
so I'll see how it works long term. Pulling the tank also let me remove and
repair the frozen fuel sender - works great now. Good luck!
Jeff
CF13816U
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