[2ndchance]

Whale,
Do yourself a favor, pull the tank and do a thorough inspection. The tank on my 1980 V was foamed in and had what I thouht was minor pitting from water being held agianst the tank by the foam was actually major pitting. I started noticing a slight gas smell in the late summer that seemed to get worse over time. I pulled the tank again :( and power wire brushed the entire tank. I found 3 leaks in the tank without even pressure testing (I left 5 gallons of gas in the tank) and all I did was clean the corrosion from the pits. I rolled the tank so that the gas would be against any suspect areas. There are several products available to patch the tank as a stop gap measure if you can't swing a new one right now. I used Marine Tex epoxy and after grinding out every area that was suspect I patched them with the product. It won't pretty but the tank is below deck anyway and it does not leak :). I have started a new tank fund and will replace it in the spring I hope. As a safty note, use a brass wite wheel if you power wire brush your tank, sparks are not a good thing around a fuel tank ;D.