Refurb of the Mighty Weber Gasser. (on going)

I paid $276 for this rig at Home Depot 7 years ago and since joining this Fine Site 5 years ago have used it more than my last 3 gassers combined. Mostly because they would not last. and rust out. Since then, I've replaced the Flavorizer bars with SS once. I also tried SS grills. That to me was a mistake.

Well now the ole grill is showing signs of wear and does not grill like she used to. My Wife could say the same thing about me. :tsk:

Putting this thread together to get input on this refurb as this is the place to find out.

Here are the Before pic's:

Messed up with Weber Support and forgot to order a new lid therm.


A word about Weber Support. Second to none. Posted this thread after getting off the phone with them:

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=246368

She's a Weber Spirit S-320. Nuthing fancy but will cook a steak or burgers and sausage on week nights just fine.



The burners are wearing out as it also needs a good cleaning. Also the guts are gone.

Helpful tip! Never let the new Son in Law come to visit with some sugar based BBQ sauce and think you can burn it off later. That stuff put my Porcelain Enameled gills over the edge. Rust in the upper left.



Can anyone tell me the best way to clean this rig? Going to pull grates, Flavorizer bars and install new burner tubes. Need to get rid of the gunk.



I have the new parts just have to find time to do it. Will post progress.

Any input Appreciated Brethren. :thumb:

Jrogers84 said:

Are you planning a refurb to new condition or just replace the worn parts and cook on?

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Going to try to clean it good and replace the parts. Won't be like new but should look pretty good.

Jrogers84 said:

I got my 2 burner, the exact same as tenpennys, for $20. Needed new burners which were about 15 bucks. I will easily get 35 out of it. If it needed more I would of found a cheap solution. I know those grates are an arm and a leg

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I've yet to find any grates that put gill marks on meat like these. Cast iron will but too much of a hassle to keep from rusting.

16Adams said:

First song on first cook of your Cajun Resurrection.

Coming Back To Life, Pink Floyd.

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Amen Brother!

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Update,

It's been raining hammerhandles and pitchforks here. Going to try it in the AM.
Meanwhile the mailman knocked on the door today and delivered this



Came with this card



Totally unexpected but very much appreciated! I thought this kind of Customer service was gone. Happy to know it's still out there with Quality Companies like Weber.

Update

Got rained out again this weekend. Unpacked the parts though. 5 Flavorizer bars, 3 burner tubes with crossover tube, And porcelain enamel grills which I left in the box due to some oil stains on the outer package.



Can't wait to get started on this rig but as we all do, other obligations. Will get it done soon. Very detailed instructions included.

Finally had the time and weather to replace the parts. Posted some before pic's earlier in this thread.

This is what I found when I got into it:









And bringing it back up:









Simple to rebuild but darn it was dirty. Scraped a ton of stuff off but did not have all day to get it spotless.
Take away, Easy and can't wait to cook on it. Purty blue flame!

Thanks for looking.

Forgot to add total price for refurb $176. Hope tto get another 7 to 10 years out of it.

Demosthenes9 said:

Nice job Toast. Wish I had seen this earlier. Easy way to clean the inside of the cookbox is to use an angle grinder and a 4inch cup wire brush. Or, you could use a drill and wire wheel, or one of those wheels that looks like lava rock. Angle grinder is faster though. Will take most of the box down to shiny bare aluminum.

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Thanks, I have both and should have used them. Thought about it but for the amount of time I had to spend could not do it.

Maybe when I retire I'll go back into it.