Ah I didn't think of that. Figured they hit a rock... maybe someone did use the tank to Jack the car up lol. The valve cover was on tight when I took it off .... but thinking back I don't remember seeing a crumbling 2 decade old gasket anywhere on there. Maybe it's been off before and left. The carb gasket was a concern when I noticed fuel was leaking out initially. Didn't mention that before. Forgot. Lol. They took the metal washer things from the old gasket that are built in and put them under carb with no gasket.... and had carb completely unhooked from hoses and loose. So I had a 1/4 inch gap almost from the ridiculously thick carb gasket being missing and the spacers there. Hard to explain what I mean there without being able to show you.
