I am going to need to pull the fuel tank out and take it to a shop to be cleaned and such....

I tried to tackle it about 2 months ago (albeit in an apt complex which made it difficult -- I am in a house now so gonna try again).

...I had not disconnected the main fuel line underneath, but was hoping if I could lift the fuel tank UP I could get at the line from inside the trunk. Can that not be done? I couldn't even get the damn tank to move an inch at all. I drained all the gas too, so it wasn't the weight.

Any tips or tricks on how to get it out successfully?

I got a new tank filter on its way to me. I'll just have the shop clean and do whatever they do to make sure its 100% rust-free. From there I can start replacing pumps/accumulator/fuel pressure reg one by one until I can get the 260E running properly again.

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