Checklist for repairing an old moka pot?

I tried my first moka-brewed coffee last week and was immediately hooked.

I scoured my local thrift shops and managed to find two of them on my first day! One being an aluminum bialetti moka express and the other being a stainless vev vigano kontessa.

Both pots seem to be in great condition structurally... there is some corrosion in the bottom water-holding portion of the bialetti, and the gasket was basically fused to the vev vigano, but other than that all looks to be in working order.

I am curious if there is a way to test the pressure valves on both pots before I use them and create a miniature bomb in my kitchen...

The bialetti is missing the "plunger" pin on the pressure valve, but apparently this was the norm with bialiettis prior to 2004 and may need replacement if it was formerly "blown out".

If anybody has any experience bringing an old moka pot back from the brink, I would greatly appreciate any tips you may have for myself and future moka lovers out there on how to clean up an old pot.

I am also interested in curating some silicone gaskets for both of the pots, if anybody knows where I could buy silicone replacement gaskets for old moka pots that would be great, too!

Thanks for reading.

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