Bruce
TVWBB 2-Star Olympian
While I already have several other grills ready for rehab attention, I have kept an eye on CL for some really good deals on grills for rehabbing. A $20 Genesis 1xxx popped up a couple days ago and it looked good from the pictures. Of course, only outside pictures, none for the inside. I contacted the guy and said I would take it anyway. The shelves (Durawood) looked pretty good and were intact. It also looked like the Z brackets were in good shape which is not usually the case. The swing table was also intact and, although, I couldn't tell if it had the slide support, it looked possible.
I got there and of course the flavorizer bars were caving in and when I tried to pick them up, the rest broke in half as well. The burner tubes look "OK" but I am not holding out hope that when I go to pull them out and clean them up, they wont show problems or fall apart when I try to clean them up. The porcelain coated stamped steel cooking grates are usable, but showing definite signs of corrosion along the bottom edges. They still have chicken meat stuck to them from the last cook. ahhahaha. The cookbox is full of gunk and rusty steel chunks. The drip pan looks usable. The frame looks quite good and no sign of a problem at the bolt hole on the left side which is common. The hood looks like it has the oxidization problem. Does anyone know a way to get that out? I wonder if some automotive rubbing compound would work? The propane connection is a quick connect, which I will replace with a new hose and regulator. The hose is pretty stiff anyways.
Big bonus, as I was leaving, the guy mentioned the rotisserie that was on it. He said if he could find it, I could have it. I said "heck yah". He found the spit but not the motor, counterbalance and skewers. He called is wife and she told him where they were and he got them. So, I got a free Weber roto with it as well. It looks nearly new. I think he was kind of sad to see it go, but he mentioned he got a new Weber Summit for a wedding present in November.
Lots of great parts with this grill but it is a prime candidate for a full rehab. Not sure if I will let it go with the roto or not. I have the basket style weber roto, but for some things, the skewer style would be much better suited.
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I got there and of course the flavorizer bars were caving in and when I tried to pick them up, the rest broke in half as well. The burner tubes look "OK" but I am not holding out hope that when I go to pull them out and clean them up, they wont show problems or fall apart when I try to clean them up. The porcelain coated stamped steel cooking grates are usable, but showing definite signs of corrosion along the bottom edges. They still have chicken meat stuck to them from the last cook. ahhahaha. The cookbox is full of gunk and rusty steel chunks. The drip pan looks usable. The frame looks quite good and no sign of a problem at the bolt hole on the left side which is common. The hood looks like it has the oxidization problem. Does anyone know a way to get that out? I wonder if some automotive rubbing compound would work? The propane connection is a quick connect, which I will replace with a new hose and regulator. The hose is pretty stiff anyways.
Big bonus, as I was leaving, the guy mentioned the rotisserie that was on it. He said if he could find it, I could have it. I said "heck yah". He found the spit but not the motor, counterbalance and skewers. He called is wife and she told him where they were and he got them. So, I got a free Weber roto with it as well. It looks nearly new. I think he was kind of sad to see it go, but he mentioned he got a new Weber Summit for a wedding present in November.
Lots of great parts with this grill but it is a prime candidate for a full rehab. Not sure if I will let it go with the roto or not. I have the basket style weber roto, but for some things, the skewer style would be much better suited.
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