Removing the fuel tank from an R129 is a royal PITA , involving use of crowbars etc , even with everything stripped away ; getting at the pipe connectors underneath involves disconnecting driveshafts from the diff , or even dropping the entire subframe .
I know , I had to replace a leaking tank .
Before taking the tank out , I would look at getting one of those endoscopic inspection cameras , the one below at £80 was the cheapest I turned up on a quick search , but you may be able to hire one from a tool hire shop .
You could pull the fuel strainer out of the tank , which leaves quite a big hole , and put the camera in that way for a look inside .
I’d think , though that if you have drained the tank , flushed through with clean fuel and are not getting any more debris , then it is probably OK . You can flush it through a few times using the same fuel , as long as you strain it through a filter before going back in . Even a paper coffee filter inserted into a funnel should remove any particles big enough to cause trouble . And if you filter the fuel before finally using it , you could run the car on it , so not a total waste . A couple of 20L jerrycans would give you almost half a tank .
Clarke CIC2410 LCD Inspection Camera with 9mm Lens - Machine Mart
www.machinemart.co.uk
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Should at least try and fire 
