BuckSnort

Thanks for all the help fella's...I think I got it figured out now....

I have Lee Production pot that I use for pouring Jigs...Lately it has been dripping and I cant seem to get it to stop...When it has done this before I would use a straightened out hook and hold it with pliers and stick it into the release spout and twist it around and the dripping would stop for a while...This dont work any more and the dripping is annoying while I'm trying to pour.. I thought about pouring all of the lead out of the pot to see if it needs cleaning down there by the spout but I was worried that when I run it low in lead that all the impurites that are on the top would get into the spout/stopper... Any help would be appreciated..