J Grotz
TVWBB Wizard
I finally found a 13 bar Genesis to restore, but it was in black. A few days later, I stumbled across a red one.
This is Southern California, so both frames are in excellent shape. I disassembled everything this weekend and ran into an issue with the fireboxes.
The Black one has six extra holes in it from a non-Weber rotisserie:
The Red one has a mounting bolt from Hell. I've read dozens of threads here that deal with this bolt and I think this is something new. It appears that a smaller diameter bolt was used and some sort of filler material was inserted in the hole with the bolt. I tried drilling out the bolt, but it won't budge. All of the PB Blaster I used managed to dissolve some of whatever compound was in there, because I can now see into the firebox through the hole to the right of the bolt.
I'm at the limit of my very limited skills and tool set.
How do I get rid of the now-hollow bolt in the Red grill without damaging the fire box, besides taking it to a local machine shop?
Should I fill in the six holes in the Black grill, and if so, with what?
This is Southern California, so both frames are in excellent shape. I disassembled everything this weekend and ran into an issue with the fireboxes.
The Black one has six extra holes in it from a non-Weber rotisserie:
The Red one has a mounting bolt from Hell. I've read dozens of threads here that deal with this bolt and I think this is something new. It appears that a smaller diameter bolt was used and some sort of filler material was inserted in the hole with the bolt. I tried drilling out the bolt, but it won't budge. All of the PB Blaster I used managed to dissolve some of whatever compound was in there, because I can now see into the firebox through the hole to the right of the bolt.
I'm at the limit of my very limited skills and tool set.
How do I get rid of the now-hollow bolt in the Red grill without damaging the fire box, besides taking it to a local machine shop?
Should I fill in the six holes in the Black grill, and if so, with what?