You can get the tank out by working it from the back of the tank out first (the narrow end). The front of the tank (wider part) is wedged in and has a lip under it (where the tank shield sits on). Remove the coolant lines, don't spread them apart. They are made of aluminum and can/will fracture if bent. The rear of the tank has to go down first then you need the slide the tank out a little for the front of the tank to clear that lip. I did it just by pounding the top of the tank with the palm of my hand. Try not to use anything sharp to pry the tank out with, you could puncture the plastic tank. You don't really have to remove the tank to clean it out. Go to your local auto store and get a gas pump and pump the rest of the fuel out and then go to Home Depot and get a can of Acetone and some rubber chemical resistive gloves. Use the Acetone on a rag and wipe the tank out, your arm can fit into the fuel pump opening. VERY IMPORTANT: Make sure you wear the chemical resistive gloves because your skin will absorb the acetone and make you very ill...absorb enough of it and it can cause blood poisoning. To remove the fuel baffle it's fairly simple. Remove the one nut that is on the stud in the tank very carefully. That will release the fuel baffle. To get it out of there you'll need to remove the wire retainers remove the plastic baffle bottom (snaps off) and squeeze the plastic baffle together to get it through the fuel pump opening. While you have it out, inspect the Fuel pump screen, if there are any tears in it replace it. Allot of cars didn't come with the baffle bottom so if you don't have one, now's a good time to order one and install it. It keeps water and debris from the pump screen. It helps if you have the shop manual. Hope this helped. Steve --- In dmcnews@xxxx, Delorean17@xxxx wrote: > Hello List, > I am replacing my fuel distributor and cleaning the injectors etc but I > have not started the car yet. Since my car sat I would like to pull the tank > out and clean it. How do I go about cleaning it? I removed the pump, and > the tank really doesnt look that bad inside but the gas has a orange/yellow > tint to it with a few small particles on the bottom of the tank. I will also > be replacing some of the fuel hoses running to the back. does the tank need > to be professionally cleaned? How do I go about removing some of the > components inside the tank? any help would be greatly appreciated. > I have the tank shield removed but I can not get the tank to come out. > The fuel pump and filler line is removed and the tank is empty. any ideas? > I've tried kicking it out from the top but it wont move an inch. > > Thanks list > David