The garage still smells a little from its bath with the stinky old fuel and a little more cleaning should finish that up. The tank is ready so I pick it up today, bring it back to the garage and begin to wire brush and clean up the exterior. I checked the tank sensor and it tests Ok so I re-install it, treat the minor rust areas along the seam and leave it to dry prior to painting it. At this stage most of our cleaning efforts result in very promising results. The trunk smells heavily of mildew and we are trying to remedy that, but the carpet itself seems to have a lot of dry rot and will probably need replacement. I suspect that the trunk seal has some problems and at some point allowed water to intrude into the compartment. Inspection from the underside shows no sign of rust and the trunk floor is solid. I hate to pull out the carpet just to do a visual and I guess it will just wait until we decide to replace or not.
