That's weird I was in the same situation as you and had to crawl into the trunk (through mouse nests and whatnot ick) and I unbolted the bracket that attaches to the trunk lid. Anyway I also found about 200 bucks worth of tools in the trunk. I only paid 250 for the car so I guess I pretty much paid for the tools and got a free Comet.
The easiest way to get it is to pull the gas neck out and reach right in and turn the linkage rod. pop there it is