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I put an add in the clasiffied, no response.

I have a Bn7 gas tank, not really all that bad of shape, rusty inside, not bad outside. I am about to throw it away. I figure its original and could be refurbished if someone wanted an original.

Should I keep it or throw away. I am moving, I dont want to take it to new house just to throw away later.
 
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I would toss it. The rust inside would be hard to remove and would likely clog a fuel line or filter and reduce reliability.
 
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I agree with John toss it out
 
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Absolutely, toss it. The labor involved in cleaning it up (which is almost impossible to do well) will make you wish you just shelled out the money for a new one. I also found pin hole after pin hole when I got to bead blasting no less than 3 old fuel tanks that certainly looked ok, fooling me into doing the work.
 
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