I have not checked the gas tank itself. I took apart the canister as best I could and pulled all of the lines off of the canister itself and ran air through them, but I couldn't guarantee that the line didn't get reclogged when I used the pump again. Will have to go back and make sure as I am putting the car back together.
As for the better comment, I think he really wasn't too familiar with the MG anyways, but he was probably wondering why I didn't ask for Civic parts or something...probably surprised that I was trying to buy points/condenser instead of a wing and clear tailights. Probably threw him off for a minute. Oh well, I love my British cars, and since at the moment I can't afford my DB5, an MGB GT will have to do