Kaywoodie Gurgle Issue

[PApiper63]

I have a Kaywoodie that I inherited from my dad. For sentimental reasons, I don't want to get rid of it, but when I smoke it, it tends to gurgle. I don't have this problem with any other pipe. Any thoughts?

 

[Sobrbiker]

You can cut and chamfer the stinger, since you aren’t worried about resale value.
Before that, I’d ask if the stem alignment is correct? Once they get out of alignment the draft hole is no longer at 12 o’clock.
If you cut it, do it properly-don’t try to use plier type cutters. And chamfering/smoothing the stub helps too.
Has the stem and mortise beyond the threaded insert been cleaned throughly? Anything adding turbulence won’t be helping.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Let me guess, this is a bent pipe?

 

[xrundog]

A lot of moisture can collect in the condenser chamber. And in the stem behind the stinger threads. Unscrew the stem and blow the stem out. Swab out the chamber and carry on.

 

[mingc]

I have a Kaywoodie that I inherited from my dad. For sentimental reasons, I don't want to get rid of it, but when I smoke it, it tends to gurgle. I don't have this problem with any other pipe. Any thoughts?

Don't smoke it. l would never buy an old Kaywoodie for its smoking qualities. They were designed by salesmen for a mid 20th century public besotted by "scientific" gimmicks.

 

[camaguey]

Ounce i had the same problem and cutting the stinger did not solve it. Your best bet is to smoke dry baccy very slow.

 

[makhorkasmoker]

When my kaywoodie starts to gurgle, I usually , out of laziness, just begin to draw the smoke so slightly that it cannot produce a gurgle anymore. When I’m more ambitious, I unscrew the stem, shake the stinger or wipe it. That said, I don’t often smoke the kaywoodie for that reason among others

 

[bullet08]

Blow into it sharp and quick, but not enough to disturb the ember.