One Bolt

One bolt.

Problem: Rust inside the tank.

Options: A) replace or repair tank B) Mickey Mouse something until A) could be completed

Selection: B)

That pretty much involves replacing the fuel filter with a shiny new one and getting as much rust as feasible out of the tank. This involves filling it with gas, throwing some bolts in it and then shaking the living crap out of it. The bolts both dislodge the rust and, according to Lisa Duke, bind the rust to them to some degree. Since the tank already had old gas in it ("Hey Lisa how do you know if gas has gone bad", "You can smell it" "Yeah but what does it smell like if it is bad?", "Just smell it," "OMG what the hell is that crap" *retch, retch, retch* "Bad gas...what does OMG stand for?") I just added bolts and shook the living crap out of it, and then drained the gas out of it. Then there was the issue of the ten large bolts in the tank which would not shake out. Apparently in most old tanks the shape of the hole where you put the gas in would be not unlike a shape of a 2 liter bottle, thus turning the tank upside down would have lead to the bolts sliding out. Unfortunately the shape of that hole is engineered to prevent gas from sloshing out. Additionally it keeps bolts from easily exiting a gas tank. Rather than go into great detail, using a large magnet (Trevor you ain't never seen something like this) and a couple of small mechanics magnets (think a telescoping antenna with a magnet on the end) I managed to get all nine bolts out while inhaling vast quantities of gas vapors.

Lesson learned: Use option A) on newer gas tanks.