I was given a Winston pellet stove by a freind of mine who had it sitting in his barn for years. Afer cleaning it up, I put some pellets in the top and fired it up. It works great exept for the problem that the auger gets stuck or jamed by the pellets. I am thinking that the motor no longer has enogh torque to cut the pellets, when they contact the front of the elevator tube and the auger blade. Does anyone have any sugestions?
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You should make sure that the auger is securely connected to the motor. Sometimes that connection gets loose and will slip under other than normal load. Here is a thread that talks about getting one of those stoves back into running shape, in it IIRC is also information about getting parts: https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/48836/
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