Orange Fever - You could look into cleaning it first. If the tank is starting to corrode/flake anywhere then absolutely replace. But if it can be cleaned, might save you money and then everything fits as it should so installation is simple.
I absolutely agree...I syphoned it once and got a lot of debris out, but I think the rougher waters of Minnetonka have shaken things up/knocked too much rust off. Based off the amount of crap in the fuel/water seperator and the inline filter, I'd say the tank is toast. When I have it out I'll definitetly try and clean it, as installation would be so much easier. IF I do have to go with a new tank, I'd like to get one with the fill tube/sending unit and pick-up in the same locations, but based off the tanks shown in hotwired's links (thanks!), finding such a tank might be tough...as in impossible.
Doran, sorry to hear you're going through the same troubles! The floor of my CV23 was redone at some point (questionable quality) and even with the carpet in place, you can tell the floor is divided up into three major sections. I
should be able to just remove the middle section to access the tank, but seeing that the floor was NAILED down instead of screwed in, and is getting a little soft in spots, I'll probably be taking the whole thing out and redoing it. What the hell, I'll already be that far into it...plus if I redo it myself I'll know exactly what I'm standing on, as opposed to falling through...
