Rope Gasket for a 44/88

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Post by KingCoal918 » Wed. Dec. 16, 2015 7:37 am

anyone ever do a gasket replacement on a 44/88?

it looks like they want a 3/8 X 6 rope, but before I make the purchase I figured I'd pose the question.

 
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Post by freetown fred » Wed. Dec. 16, 2015 8:33 am

KC, on my HITZER I've upped all recommended rope sizes & it has worked well. Can't really give ya a guarantee, just what worked for me.

 
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Wed. Dec. 16, 2015 9:05 am

I would think that the OEM would know the right size to use for a stove they made. BUT, if the latch &/or hinge pins have worn at all,maybe a slightly larger size would be beneficial to get it sealed real well.

 
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Post by KingCoal918 » Wed. Dec. 16, 2015 9:19 am

I didn't want to presume that Doug Crane was actively watching the forum.
If you're out the Doug, do you know what the spec is?


 
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Wed. Dec. 16, 2015 9:39 am

Good , active coal stove reps are hard to find these days ;) I looked at the owners manual for the 44 ,but found no reference to the gaskets.Coalvet might know, he used a 44 for many yrs.,hopefully he will chime in soon.

 
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Post by SWPaDon » Wed. Dec. 16, 2015 11:19 am

windyhill4.2 wrote:Good , active coal stove reps are hard to find these days ;) I looked at the owners manual for the 44 ,but found no reference to the gaskets.Coalvet might know, he used a 44 for many yrs.,hopefully he will chime in soon.
I sent coalvet a pm with a link to this thread.

 
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Wed. Dec. 16, 2015 12:05 pm

SWPaDon wrote:
windyhill4.2 wrote:Good , active coal stove reps are hard to find these days ;) I looked at the owners manual for the 44 ,but found no reference to the gaskets.Coalvet might know, he used a 44 for many yrs.,hopefully he will chime in soon.
I sent coalvet a pm with a link to this thread.
Thanks !

 
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Post by coalvet » Wed. Dec. 16, 2015 2:50 pm

Don, sent you a pm, didn't realize there was a post about it. Unfortunately I never had to replace the gaskets. Looking at the gaskets on my 404 I'm guessing they are 5/16" round type. Windy can you confirm this?


 
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Wed. Dec. 16, 2015 3:35 pm

I haven't replaced the gaskets on mine yet. I thought there were those specs in some thread but have been unable to locate them.I looked at the 404 owners manual,no help there either.

 
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Post by dcrane » Thu. Dec. 17, 2015 7:39 am

1/2 " pulled tight (becomes 3/8ths) and will be superior for longer... door gaskets should be stretch tight as they are installed so don't go by the size in its relaxed state.

 
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Post by KingCoal918 » Thu. Dec. 17, 2015 8:28 am

dcrane wrote:1/2 " pulled tight (becomes 3/8ths) and will be superior for longer... door gaskets should be stretch tight as they are installed so don't go by the size in its relaxed state.
Thank you Doug.
There you have it; the pro-tip.

 
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Thu. Dec. 17, 2015 8:41 am

Looks like we brought the stove rep out of retirement to get that answer. :) Good to hear from you dcrane .

 
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Post by dcrane » Thu. Dec. 17, 2015 9:56 am

hey Windy, just got settled in my new house, divorce finally settled... god, long process and I had to rehab the piece of chit prior to moving in too!
ill make a thread of my new place soon to show some of my super fine work LOL. I left all my stoves and parts with my X and kids (so ill be at their mercy if anyone needs help in that regard), I just did not have the space or time to deal with them all but my X is not a bad person so im hopeful she would be understanding about my stoves.

in terms of gasket... everyone says to get the graphite rope now (I personally never noticed much of any difference in longevity), but the cost difference is minimal so I differ to the majority on that. there are certainly some tricks to fitting if hinge pins are worn or if gasket is tight upon initial close (that would take a little time but make a thread if there's any problem and ill try to make some suggestions)

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