okay, i think i am getting close, i have the tank out, everything looks fine, the gas nice and pretty color, the sending unit is fine, i had disconnected the line coming from the tank to test the fuel pump yesterday, i went to hook the hard line coming from the tank back to fuel pump to test the line at the tank, the gas was coming out a orange color, i have included a pic. of the gas that come out of the line from the hard line from the tank, it is orange, what does this mean?
rusted line from the tank?

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