[katy]

Do you know if that car had been sitting unused for a long time? If so, who knows what some kids may have put in the gas tank.
I once bought a 1947 Mercury 1/2 ton that had been sitting in a back yard for a year or so. The gas cap was missing but I didn't think anything about it, just stuffed a rag in it 'till I got the proper gas cap. Started having trouble w/the gas line to the fuel pump plugging up, would blow it out, back to the tank, go a few miles and it would plug up again. I decided to remove the tank and clean it out. The tank was under the seat so it was fairly easy to remove. W/the tank out I started shaking it and could hear crud rattling around inside. Cleaning it out I got about a 1/2 a cupful of gravel, a 1" paint brush and a piece of rubber weathersripping about 1/2" X 3/4" and a foot long.

Good luck w/your cleanout.