Honestly,after redoing this whole stove replacing ALL gaskets,acquiring a used weldment off Craigslist,new ceramic afterburner-which I ruined so I'm going back to my original,seems to be in fairly good shape,intact and not crumbly, rebolting the damper that the stock clips stopped holding(Became dislodged in flue),so I fabricated wider thicker steel ones ,drilled,tapped,added SSL bolts and nut.The Damper frame was threaded all the way thru so I got rid of the stock short bolts.The firebricks are all intact,the ceramic insulation panels are ok behind the bricks too.
When I acquired the used Aft. burner Hood weldment I had a welder sweat out all the moisture on this cast iron piece and add a couple SSL tabs at 3/4" instead of the 1/2" from factory.The local Harman dealer said they won't hold however,thus far they're solid as a rock ! My local Harman dealer(Wind Gap,PA) came up with some very unreasonable marked up quotes on replacement parts and via Google I was able to ascertain that they in fact get there's from a Lancaster,PA Harman dealer as I spoke with the man on the phone who confirmed how much they were overcharging . Well I may not get this Harman top-load operational again which is not good seeing that as of Feb.26,2018-Mar.26,2018 my furnace has burned approx. 125 gal. of #2 oil and I keep my rancher's house thermostat in range of 57-65 deg. F. So I'd like to find another wood stove in the future, preferably a top load maybe a side load like Jotul or Quadrafire ?