Noticed small puddle under 1972 FJ40. Turns out to be fuel that is seeping from the fuel tank. Not leaking from drain plug, rather from around drain plug. Saturating the Line-X like coating done during a PO restoration. Drained the tank. Removed the seat, tank cover and tank and found rusty surface on side where it had been seeping. Underside of tank paint is bubbly and tank floor well saturated.
The tank doesn’t look that old. Why would it start rusting and seeping fuel ?
The tank doesn’t look that old. Why would it start rusting and seeping fuel ?