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I got mine running quote/unquote, a 69E sitting for over 30 years so I'll just throw in my 2 cents. I never pulled the motor, just lowered it to fix about 12 different oil leaks. It turned over by hand so I proceeded to get it running. The fuel system was what I attacked among many other things, but regarding the tank, I spent weeks and several hundred dollars on solutions to clean it inside, including the POR thingy. The outside was another and I did a lot of scrubbing and soldering to stop any leaks. I eventually gave up on that tank and took it to the scrapyard. I put in another tank I had and it is running to this day and that was 6 years ago I'd guess when I rejoined this forum after several years absence. The tank I put in is incorrect for year with the smaller spare. There it sits like that. I did everything myself, except I sent the MFI pump and injectors to Mark Jung. He didn't rebuild the pump, just recalibrated it, cleaned the injectors and sold me one cheap used injector for one dribbling no good one I had.
The moral of my story is, if the tank is too far gone, don't waste time and money on it like I did. I got an original used tank 2 years ago from a friend for 180 bucks in Osaka. It has a smallish ding on one side as if out of an accident car. The outside looks great and no rust like previous encounter I wasted weeks on. However, looking inside I can see it's had the POR treatment before. Moreover, I can see a spot where that treatment didn't take well and there is some rust evidence. Whether the POR can be done again or not is another issue. Anybody know? I only have $180 into this tank, and it is the original I need. I will attack it one day, if I don't sell the car as is before then. Good luck on your fuel system overhaul!
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