BluegrassBill wrote:
Get a slightly larger rod and thread the end. Drill out the hole that rod slides through and thread larger rod into gate valve. Hopefully it will hold for at least one pull. Or get some Super Glue and glue threaded end into gate valve, Worth a try.
.                                    I don't think mine is threaded or this might work. However another problem is the rod will not slide all the way out. It must have some kind of clip or ridge machined into it to prevent it from coming out. I don't have any tools here and even so I would not try this in a crowded campground with a potential sewage spill.   I was just hoping there was a simple way to get it loose but apparently not. Thanks for trying.