Dutchwest rebuild

[toadman]

Hello!
Looking for some intel on a20 year old large Vermont Castings Dutchwest.
A few weeks ago I broke a bolt off that holds the inner side plate on necessitating dismantling most of the stove! Uuurgh!
I know I need gaskets on the front plate when I put it back together.
But I dont recall there being gaskets on the back panel
Anyone ever dismantle a dutchwest to this point?

 

[Defiant 3]

The front would get cemented in place, not gasketed. Back gets cemented only where it meets the inner top.

 

[Drew777]

Hey Toadman, are you in Andover NJ? I'm actually rebuilding a dutchwest in hopatcong and came across your thread. Were you able to get those broken bolts out? I broke 2 while disassembling that I have to work on this weekend.
The front definitely does get a gasket around the air manifold but mostly everything else gets furnace cement. I use Rutland caulk tubes, make sure it says "metal."
There's a good thread on rebuilding these if you never found it:

Dutchwest XL 2462 Rebuild

Just found this site yesterday while looking for some info on this stove. I did already post my question on another thread Just thought I would start a thread on the rebuild. Hopefully someone finds it useful or interesting.

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