gas tank issues-help please

[lopezchris21]

well i just picked up a hatch and the fuel pump was bad and when i pulled it out it was all rusted. Car was sitting for about 3 months, so i was told. The gas smells like crap tho and doesnt smeel good. has about quarter tank in it. I put 6 gallons of 93 in there along with octane booster and fuel injector cleaner. I changed the fuel filter cuz the old one when i flipped it had brown crap coming out. well i took off the gas line to the fuwl rail and turned the key. car squirted gas out fluent and nice and ther was nothingi nthe gas. Should i be worried about the tank at all or just ride it out and see wat happens?

anything wil help.

thank you
chris

[YARO]

Yes the tank needs to be replaced. Don't risk it unless is just a beater you don't care about.

[Nandosol]

Fuel does go stale. Have you tried cleaning the tank? Is it salvageable at all? If you have rust holes in your tank that sucks.

[rangcrx]

that rust is normal just use a magnet and clean it out..3months is not that long but if you hav any doubts you can drain the tank easy there is a bolt on it to drain like a oil pan..

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[lzylst]

If you need a hatchback tank i have one that is clean.

[DC2_BoostKING]

i had an integra sit for 6 months with half a tank of gas and it fired up after a motor swap. i didn't put any fuel stabalizer in it either.

[custom240sx]

I'd be more worried about the condition of the tank. You can stick a large magnet down in there and have the magnet taped to a stick. Swish the magnet around for a little while and it will collect quite a bit of the stuff. We went and bought 5 gallons of 87 octane and kept swishing it around and dumping it out until the gas came out clean.