Well I FINALLY got a gasket put on the old boy, I went with the 3/4" since that is what the company said to put on and I had a guy at a stove shop verify that is correct today, they are the stove shop that bought the business from Carl the owner who I dealt with years ago, and I went with the soft or low density one. I still have to force the door a bit to make it close, but it will compress with time just like the other ones did. I also have the door and the latch as loose as they can be and it is still tight, but I can torque it down if needed in the future. I put it on the best I could, it looks just fine, I closed the door for about 10 minutes then left it open for an hour to air dry as the guy at Rutland told me to do and tomorrow I will cure it with a fire so let's hope this is the end of this "saga".
I talked to the guy at the stove shop where I bought the gasket today and he was somewhat familiar with Dovre as they used to sell them years ago. I told him about the upper left side of the door being not as tight as the rest of the door no matter how I adjust it and he said "those doors on the Auroras always were a little "wonky"....great stoves though" and I have to remember that this stove is 27 years old as my Ford Bronco is 33 years old, and things get a little out of sorts as they age, but I just take care of them both the best that I can!
THANK YOU for the replies and advice, this was quite the learning experience, I never knew that gasket came in different "densities"!
