That's a really good point.Smokey , are you sure it is the 2N1 ? A picture of the inside would verify which model.
That's a really good point.Smokey , are you sure it is the 2N1 ? A picture of the inside would verify which model.
Where are you located?Well that advise pretty much covers it. I will try to be nice, and if that doesn't work, it's time to go postal! It's to late for the highlights though. Funny twist to this otherwise gloomy situation. I called a guy I know that rebuilds VC stoves to see what the labor cost would be to replace the stove back. He tells me he bought out the leftover inventory of the stove store where I got my stove, and he thinks he has my heat shield with the correct serial number on it! I'll know more tomorrow. What are the odds... I will try again to contact Monessan. I died on hold 4 times today, left massage but did not get a call back. First 2 VC dealers I called said they could not help me, so I'll try a few more tomorrow. Metalsped, I agree the void is from the casting process. We design cast magnesium and aluminum armatures at my office, and we see these types of voids all to often. The more complex the shape, the harder it is to cast and still allow the gasses to escape. I thought the stove may have fallen over at the dealer, destroyed the heat shield and cracked the stove back, but it sounds like the heat shield is good as new, so I don't know what might have happened to crack it. Hopefully VC will step up before I crack.
Sticks - The tag I received said Defiant model 1610 non cat, and the stove I (think) I bought is a model 1975, cat stove.
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