Dollar bill testing on a Blaze King Parlor.

[ohlongarmisle]

I tested my King by doing the dollar bill test on the stove door at these positions,12,3,6,and 9 O'clock, absolutely no give whatsoever, but tried the same test on the door's upper right-hand corner, and the bill could be pulled with lots of force almost to the point of tearing. Am I good to go, no decrease in efficiency or burn times noted, glass stays clean,and after a slow burn glass is only slightly hazed white in that V shape.

 

[Burnin Since 1991]

I tested my King by doing the dollar bill test on the stove door at these positions,12,3,6,and 9 O'clock, absolutely no give whatsoever, but tried the same test on the door's upper right-hand corner, and the bill could be pulled with lots of force almost to the point of tearing. Am I good to go, no decrease in efficiency or burn times noted, glass stays clean,and after a slow burn glass is only slightly hazed white in that V shape.

You really need to check the entire door. What you're looking for is resistance on the dollar bill. The same amount all around would be ideal. If the seal is too tight it just crushes the gasket and can lead to an early fail of the gasket.

 

[stoveliker]

If you can pull it but it takes some effort, it's fine.

I believe the manual says that it's bad if there's no force needed, i.e. it slides out without resistance. Having to pull a bit is great.

Having it locked in place or needing a very hard pull may indicate the door is a bit too tight (compressing the gasket more than it needs to be), as noticed above.
But I would not necessarily loosen it up.

I think you're good to go.
It not being even is normal; that's why the gasket is compressible. If everything would be perfect, one can seal with a metal knife edge - but that's not the case, so we have a compressible gasket to catch uneven/not exactly parallel situations.

 

[Highbeam]

Sounds great. Run it.