Broken and stuck sediment bowl

[550Doug]

I'm trying to remove a clogged sediment bowl and in the process have snapped off the outlet on the bowl. It will not budge. I'm suspecting that the previous owner had a hard time installing it as all the edges are stripped and a 3/4 inch wrench will not grab onto it. I'm then thinking he may have used something like a loctite product. I'd like to apply heat but that can be dangerous since the fuel tank is half full. I can probably siphon out most of the fuel but that still leaves lots of fumes. Do you think a heat gun could work to apply some heat? Tractor is 1850 Oliver gas.
PS I've removed the glass bowl and opened the valve and no fuel comes out. It is clogged.

 

[casecollectorsc]

I'm trying to remove a clogged sediment bowl and in the process have snapped off the outlet on the bowl. It will not budge. I'm suspecting that the previous owner had a hard time installing it as all the edges are stripped and a 3/4 inch wrench will not grab onto it. I'm then thinking he may have used something like a loctite product. I'd like to apply heat but that can be dangerous since the fuel tank is half full. I can probably siphon out most of the fuel but that still leaves lots of fumes. Do you think a heat gun could work to apply some heat? Tractor is 1850 Oliver gas.
PS I've removed the glass bowl and opened the valve and no fuel comes out. It is clogged.

Air compressor, blow through it. Vice grip to loosen.

 

[560Dennis]

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[Princeton Bill]

No matter what you do I'd avoid heat. May have to take tank off of the tractor.

 

[550Doug]

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I tried the Freeze-Off and BINGO! A couple of sprays, wait a minute, then with a small pipe wrench it broke loose.
Thanks for the suggestion.