I have a very old (30-50 years old?) oil tank in my basement and the gauge has stopped working. I tried to loosen it up with a big wrench to see if it just got stuck inside but it wouldn't budge. My father-in- law said I'd need to affix a long pipe to the wrench to loosen it. Is there any way I can damage the tank by using this extra force. What I'm worried about is the plug being rusted to the tank and the force actually breaking the threads.
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16 years ago