Cleaned out the ashes and coals this afternoon and then removed the firebrick. Then the sand. Put in two pieces of 1 inch pipe, that I had drilled 3/8 inch holes every inch for a total of 12 holes in one side of each pipe, into the end of the ell and tee inside the firebox. Then put a broken off piece of firebrick between the ends of the pipe furtherest away from the inlet. Put firebrick on the outside of each pipe from the front to the back on each side. Added firebrick across the two pipes while leaving a half inch space between each one for ashes to fall through. This leaves a opening between the air inlet pipes and under the log support firebrick for ash to accumulate and air to get to the wood and coals.

After I got it all back in place sifted the coals and charcoal out of the ashes and put them back on top of the firebrick in the bottom of the stove. Added some dry stuff and cedar pieces and then larger logs after it got to going again. Will see if it is an improvement or not. Smokes worse but seems to be hotter. Will see…