I recently bought an Intrepid II 1303. It's in decent shape, but does need some work. I've already found a ton of great info in these forums (thank you!) but there are so issues I have yet to see specifically covered. Any advice on any of these issues listed below would be appreciated.
The front of the grate is cracked but I don't suspect this will cause a performance issue (?)
The throat hood is pretty beat up. I have seen that it isn't expensive to replace, but I am wondering if it will cause an issues as is (see picture).
The refectory assembly certainly doesn't look new (see photos). You can see the tubes have had a bit taken out of them. Big issue? It's an expensive repair. I'd like to wait a season before diving into that.
The catalyst looks good. No clogs, only a few compromised cells. Do people agree? (see photo).
I can't find the gasket sizes online. It looks like it is almost all 1/4" but does anyone know where it uses 5/16"? I don't want to gasket just the doors, etc. but also the flu collar, access panel in the back, etc.
And finally the slightly more urgent issue. The upper fireback doesn't seem to fit in place quite correctly on the left hand side. I don't THINK it's an issue with my gasket. Trying to snug it into place with the bolt and clam I snapped the clamp (one step forward, two steps back, UGH). So now I need to replace the clamp. Many of the parts diagrams I have found are tough to read, but the diagrams describe the clamps as "lower fireback clamps," even though they clearly clamp the upper fireback. Has anyone else noticed this? I don't want to order the wrong parts. You can see the clamps (unbroken), in one of the pictures.
Thanks,
Keith
The front of the grate is cracked but I don't suspect this will cause a performance issue (?)
The throat hood is pretty beat up. I have seen that it isn't expensive to replace, but I am wondering if it will cause an issues as is (see picture).
The refectory assembly certainly doesn't look new (see photos). You can see the tubes have had a bit taken out of them. Big issue? It's an expensive repair. I'd like to wait a season before diving into that.
The catalyst looks good. No clogs, only a few compromised cells. Do people agree? (see photo).
I can't find the gasket sizes online. It looks like it is almost all 1/4" but does anyone know where it uses 5/16"? I don't want to gasket just the doors, etc. but also the flu collar, access panel in the back, etc.
And finally the slightly more urgent issue. The upper fireback doesn't seem to fit in place quite correctly on the left hand side. I don't THINK it's an issue with my gasket. Trying to snug it into place with the bolt and clam I snapped the clamp (one step forward, two steps back, UGH). So now I need to replace the clamp. Many of the parts diagrams I have found are tough to read, but the diagrams describe the clamps as "lower fireback clamps," even though they clearly clamp the upper fireback. Has anyone else noticed this? I don't want to order the wrong parts. You can see the clamps (unbroken), in one of the pictures.
Thanks,
Keith