Blown Discharge Gasket

[nh3wil]

Ive got a Frick Quantum lx 650 hp compressor. Last week it blew the seperator to compressor gasket while running! the comp only had 186 hours on it when it blew, what a mess! Ammonia everywhere. Luckly I had a very good experienced operator on site at the time. Besides many other problems we've had with this comp, when we pulled the gasket it was off center and had been cut out by hand from the factory . the width in some areas were 1.25'' to 1.50''. the new one thay sent was 1.75 if I remember correctly. alot bigger any way and perfactly cut. has anyone had a problem with this? or is it a common practise to make crappy gaskets at frick?? Runs great now got it back online with the right gasket!