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I ended up salvaging a unit from a 1953 M54 in the junkpile that works, so, if you can find an older unit, it might be worth grabbing....
Cattlerepairman, your *idea* is on the hot plate, ready to go, if needed...
That *does* sound like a short to ground. Maybe it is in the switch assembly itself? Have you tried to *bypass* the switch and manually *trip* the relay?