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I used DOT 5 brake fluid (not DOT 5.1 which is NOT silicone). It seems to work fine. My appliance has a slight hum, which might indicate damage to the heating element from being operated dry. So far, no other issues.

I doubt if another 12,000 would have made much of a difference to me. My brother was living in Bloomington at the time, working as an engineer at Westinghouse. His guidance during those years would have been helpful. Although, now that I think about it, if wishes were horses, I should have gone...

There were 17,000 enrolled at Bloomington in 1968. My high school class was 84 students. It felt too big for me, I went to Evansville. In retrospect, I should have gone to Bloomington.

Evansville. You can find my public blog at Johndyerwrites.com Search under the category instrumentality or the hungry chef.

A consequence of selling saladmaster door to door 52 years ago while I was in college.

Cutco !

And ... 13 years later ... someone has the same issue! I found the fill port. See my essay at https://johndyerwrites.com/2023/03/22/unfulfilled/ The oil chamber is filled with high temperature silicone heat transfer fluid. I'm going to try DOT 5 brake fluid. I'll post results.