Originally Posted by kwendt

Hi back to all patiently waiting.....

We'll have to a wait a couple more days... still haven't got my hands on the exact high temp silicone gasket sealer that I want. Went to three stores today.... I'll try PepBoys tomorrow... thanks for being patient!

Meanwhile, here is a pic (sorry it's sidesways, I'll fix that for the DIY). This is half the iron... the 'top' half when the iron is sitting horizontally. See the black goo? This is after I scraped off as much as I could with flat head screwdriver. The rest needs to come off, in order for the new sealer/gasket to adhere strongly. Mineral Spirits.. lots of paper towels and q-tips. It's the most time consuming part of the job.

As you can see, the water uptake hose looks fine, and all the bushings, o-rings and spacers are present and look fine.