Originally Posted by
redear
was thinkin about the leaky pot thing. this is just my take on things. I think that when the lead starts to melt, the bottom and middle of the pot become liquid first, and the top is the last to melt. I think the melting lead is expanding slightly due to the temp rise, and the top crust is still gripping the valve rod, because it hasn't melted yet, and this expansion under the top crust lifts the rod slightly by pushing up on the whole shebang. cause when the top liquifies then all that stuff just works itself out.I emptied my pot one time to see if there was anything in there, and there wasn't, so I rarely do that anymore.