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Your plan is good. After washing, treat the tank with Ospho or something similar.
Weld the tank back together and coat with GOOD tank sealer. You'll be golden.
See one of my previous post about sealing Jerry cans.
I know it will be a pain, but pull your starter and check the stroke of the solenoid fork. May be grunge or rust causing it to not move the pinion into engagement. If the truck will always start after a few tries, I'd live with it for now.
Don't even think about making dummy HazMat stuff! You will have BIG problems if you are questioned.
This is from my perspective as a volunteer fire fighter.
Try some vinegar. Keep an eye on things not to get carried away. If badly pitted, mix up some marine epoxy and do a good smoothing job to minimize turbulence. Are you going to use it as a fire pump? Parts seem to be readily available.
Don't know about your case. The G.I.s are the world's worse with forklifts. Bent both drive shafts on my M37 at Fort Hood.
There is a driveline business in Austin that can rebuild/repair yours. Not as cheap as used, just check condition carefully.
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