How to use blowtorch to remove valve assembly?

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  1. Desolate_Place Australia

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    I've never done this before can someone pls give me some tips or what to look for when I know to stop. I have a Coleman 249 and the valve assembly is needed to be removed, it has a cement looking sealant causing it's removal from the bung to be rather perilous.
    I dont want to melt or damage the bung soldering.

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  2. Desolate_Place Australia

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    Would concrete remover work?
     
  3. Andrew T

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    What is the issue with the valve? Why must it be removed.
    Concrete remover will not work.
     
  4. Desolate_Place Australia

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    It needs to be removed for cleaning as part of a restoration
     
  5. Erik Leger

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    So it does not really need to be removed. You just want to. Please do not do - If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

    What does it help to damage a part when restoring others?
    Unless it is absolutely necessary for technical reasons to dismantle the lamp completely, this step can be omitted.

    Erik
     
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  6. Desolate_Place Australia

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    Well yeah I want to badly lol. How do I do it
     
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    Take a vice, pad the jaws of the vice slightly, and clamp the part in place. Then turn the tank with considerable force.
    Please do not complain if the tank and/or valve block are damaged as a result.

    Erik
     

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