Well...it’s been 4 yrs since the restore of my daily cooker. A 1000 greenie. Quite possibly the best LP cooking device I’ve ever owned. So today I decided to roll it into the shop give it a good once over. Some observations to share. 4yrs ago the burners were replaced with A new Weber set. Flavorizer bars were replaced with RCplanebuyer set. I have since replaced the stamped grates with a cast iron set from a doner grill (really like these). I replaced the igniter and the wood slats with cedar. Today I pulled it all apart for a thouroh cleaning and wanted to share some observations. Went over the burners with a brass brush and some compressed air. The crossover bar bracket that holds the center burner had come away from the bar itself, so I had to replace with one from a doner 1000 set that appeared original. Most of those sets when brushed up and blasted with some compressed air, are better than what’s being sold in the Weber boxes today! The flavorizer bars show no wear at all...I just went over each one with a scraper. One of the casters had reached the end of servicable life so I replaced it again with one from a doner grill (I’m learning it really pays to scarf up all the freebie grills u can for a parts stash if nothing else) regreased the valves, wiped down the frame, scraped out the hood, threw a coat of varnish on the slats, polished up the porcelain and put it back to together. Did notice that I did not see any sign of spiders in the burner vent areas, while in some of the older ones I’ve pulled apart recently I’ve noticed some nests and dried spider carcasses inside the plastic spider guards. Never cease to be impressed by the serviceability and durability of these grills. Hooked the tank back up and ran it quickly up to 600 or so, backed it off a bit and tossed on some chops. Luv these old Gennys!
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Had to mod the #20 tank to the performer as it didn't have one when I found it, but it works like a champ.