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I hope it's a gas model, 'cause that's what my 2135 is. I replaced mine a couple of years ago, and didn't have much trouble. As I recall, it was on the right side coming off the oil filter or thereabouts. Since you already know where yours is, I'll just give you some brainstorm ideas for removing a brass fitting from a cast steel part. First try some penetrating oil like WD-40. Spray it about three times over the course of two or three hours. Even if you can't grip it any more, this will help in the next step Perhaps an easy-out? I didn't used to have much luck with those until I figured out that I needed to use exactly the correct drill before using the extractor. I realize you're in a tight place, so maybe instead of a regular drill, you could use a Dremel tool? If it's so mangled up that you can't even get a drill started, try grinding it flat. All this time, you should keep squirting it with penetrating oil periodically. If all that fails, you should have very good luck drilling it out and rethreading it with exactly the same thread as the original. The Brass is so much softer than the steel, the steel should guide the drill and threader. Just make sure you have the right threader to begin with. I imagine some of those compression tubing fittings might be hard to find a threader for, but I bet they're out there. Once you do get it out, put in plenty of oil and start it without the pressure gauge attached to blow out any metal shavings that might have fallen into the hole. Don't run it too long, and you might want to rig up something to catch the oil. Good luck, and remember, if you haven't emitted at least ten cuss-words, the job was just too darn easy! Lemme know how it goes.
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