dms Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 I have one of the latest KK (pictures will be forthcoming -- along with the built-in inducer port. So I'm looking at picking up a Stoker, mostly due to the telnet capabilities to get to the data and controlling the stoker. Has anyone put a Stoker onto the built-in port? Any adapter needed? Any pointers on what I need to buy so that these fit together? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdbower Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 You should just be able to use the same 1 3/8" Round Port Adapter as before, there will just be a little less wiggle room. Let us know if it you have any issues! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mguerra Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 I was waiting for this problem to pop up. The factory installed Guru port is probably smaller in diameter than the old factory port. I say this because my Stoker fan plugs straight into the original KK factory port, but my Guru fan plugs into a smaller diameter reducer sleeve that slides into that port. As such, the Stoker adapter meant for the KK won't fit a Guru port. You would have to ask John at Rock's to make an adapter to fit. Rock's would now need to make two different KK adapters. They may or may not choose to do so. One to fit the original size KK port and one to fit the Guru specific size port. When ordering KK's, customers should ask for the old original port if they don't know whether they will get a Guru or a Stoker. They should ask for the Guru port if they know for a fact they will use a Guru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mguerra Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 diameters After work today I will put a caliper on the Guru and Stoker fan input nipples and report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dms Posted July 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Re: diameters After work today I will put a caliper on the Guru and Stoker fan input nipples and report back. Thanks -- this would be really helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mguerra Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Straight from the man The other thing to do would be to ask Dennis what is the inside diameter of the regular factory port versus the I.D. of the new built in Guru inducer port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdbower Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 In the original thread I did mention the Stoker 1-3/8" adapter diameters and, since the Stoker adapter has some wiggle room, I'm hoping that it will still fit. But to my knowledge no one has reported trying it out yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dms Posted July 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 I haven't knocked out the plug yet, but I should be able to measure it. I'll give it a try tonight when I'm home from work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mguerra Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Caliper results OK, the KK standard factory port is 1-3/8 inches. The Stoker fan nipple is 1-5/16 and slips right in. The 1/16" slack is taken up by little spring tabs. The Guru inducer tube is 1-3/8" in outside diameter, slips right into the KK standard factory port, although the port opening might need a touch from a file, mine did. The Guru inducer tube inside diameter is 1-3/16", and the Guru fan nipple is 1-3/16" in diameter and slips right into the inducer tube. So a Stoker fan, as supplied for the KK, will NOT fit into the Guru inducer tube. If Dennis is making the built in Guru inducer tube 1-3/16", the Stoker fan won't fit. You would need an adapter, a reducer. The 1-5/16 Stoker fan would plug into one end and the other end would have to be 1-3/16 to fit into the factory built in Guru inducer tube. Or Rock's could make a Stoker with a 1-3/16" nipple specifically for this application. At any rate, if you have a Stoker and a KK with the new, factory installed Guru inducer tube, you are SOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dms Posted July 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Like I said, I haven't yet knocked the inducer tube clear. From the outside, the metal tube has a diameter of 1 3/8". I don't know if the cylinder is uniform all the way through the body. It appears that the 1 3/8" round port adapter from Rock's will work. I'll have to pick one up. Another question: once people knock out the plug, what do you block it with when you aren't using the blower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mguerra Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 plugs I believe it is jdbower who has the silicone plugs for the blower port and the thermometer port. I always plug the thermometer port during a cook, the silicone plug will fit in there even with a bunch of thermometer wires coming through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdbower Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Another question: once people knock out the plug' date=' what do you block it with when you aren't using the blower?[/quote'] You've got some choices. Cheapest and easiest is just a wad of aluminum foil, but it's not pretty looking. Someplace like Home Depot also probably has something that will fit. I ended up buying a huge number of silicone stoppers thanks to minimum order requirements, for a flat $5 shipping and $1 each I can send you a stopper for the guru port or a group of 5 small brown stoppers for the temperature probe port. Feel free to email or PM me if you're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dms Posted July 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 thanks jdbower - I'll probably end up taking you up on this. But first I need to figure out exactly what is on this KK. The tube is the same size as the "old" port, yet my understanding is that I have one of the newfangled built-in guru inducers... I think I need Dennis on this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
