Well I lied, saying the Freedom Wagon has no rust. Found some. (Kinda knew it but thought maybe it was the left tank seam leaking as it hadn’t leaked since I kept it under half tank)
Son smelled gas in the garage this afternoon and thought it was the right tank...the “good” one.
Pulled the plastic guards off both tanks tonight. Right side tank is spotless. Left side had who knows how many years of mud packed between the guard and front of the tank. Rusted out the bottom front. One leak present before I even touched it.
I ran the front wheels up on ramps and pumped out about 10 gallons until it ran dry. (The only advantage of an electric fuel pump, lol)
Hit it with a wire wheel and it’s full of pin holes.
Goobered it up with epoxy so I can go run the tank dry.
Scored a free tank in perfect condition a couple months ago.
Time to take the bed off this weekend and replace that tank and all the hoses. Oh well kick starting the resto. Will get the bottom, inside, front of bed and back of cab prepped and painted now.
Here’s the uninspiring pic...
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