Cars have been sitting for 17 years. Should I try to clean them or just replace them right off?

 

they are so cheap i vote replace....a bad tank will cause you major headaches once you start driving it...

 

^^ What he said. So cheap, not worth cleaning, not to mention the safety of a new, leak-free tank. I'd replace the sender too, and definitely the filler tube hose.

 

I think it's like $110 for a whole new tank kit, with the sender unit and all. I would definitely get a new one.

 

For the time it takes to remove it and clean it, and the cost of chemicals to do it right, you should just drop a new tank in and make your life easier. I've done it before, very easy. Just make sure you seal the tank properly to the trunk when you drop her in to prevent exhaust from coming in the car. Surprisingly enough, I sold my old tank on craigslist for $35 afterwards.

 

My tank didn't look so bad from the top, maybe just some surface rust?


And then when I got it out I could see the side!

 

POR 15 makes some tank sealer that will probably fix that.

 

Oh I was just gonna slap a few pieces of duct tape on there and go with it.

 

Replace with new one that's what I did 14 years ago still looks good as new and gives you peice of mind.