At 03:08 PM 3/24/2011, Troy wrote:
>flange.  It was glued in there solid, so I ended up breaking the
>tube at the base of the stem. I will glue it with some JB Weld and
>apply some silicone inside the tube, and heat

See if you can insert a tube, or put a tube on the outside to match
the O.D. of the flange so you can make a good stiff joint there -
unless the circuit board doesn't extend up that far, in which case
some flex there would be a great idea.  Been years since I've been
inside one, I've forgotten.  Last one I did was a terrifically
over-engineered one for Malcolm Stebbins while I was in the middle of
coming apart myself.  Photos here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/dbeierl/MalcolmSWaterSender#

Yours,
David