Hole in fire box fix?


 
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MattInSC

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Hey guys, I'm currently rehabbing a '97 Genesis 1000 redhead. After a lot of scrubbing, I've discovered a hole in the fire box where one of the North/South flavorizer bars sits in the front. Seems there was a bad hot spot (paint had peeled in this area as well) that the former owner never bothered to remedy. This has resulted in a small hole in the metal about the size of a pencil eraser. I don't believe it will really affect functionality, but it's still a hole.

Has anyone worked with this issue and have a proper solution, aside from actual welding? I CAN take it to a local welding shop, but if I can fix this in-house I'd prefer that.

I know JB Weld makes a "high heat" version. Is that worth a shot?

Thanks in advance!
 
Matt. JB weld popped into my head as soon as I started reading this. Paying a welder (unless he's a friend) would be my plan B....
 
MattInSC said:
Frank, thanks for the post. Just ordered some high-heat JB Weld from the Amazons.
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I don't know much about the jb weld stuff. Is it toxic in any way? I just wonder on the safety aspect of it... I wouldnt want to eat it, so I guess I wouldn't want to put it anywhere near my food.


I'd get a small nut and machine screw and a couple of washers..... just put use the washers to sandwich the hole and secure with the screw and nut. Make sure that you get stainless steel... it way cost a little more, but totally food safe. Then paint it black with high heat paint.
 
Darrel, good idea. I'll check the toxicity of this JB Weld stuff when it shows up. Even though it'll be under a flavorizer bar, I wouldn't even want "burn off" on my food.
 
I would NOT use JB in there. A new Firebox is cheap or use a SS carriage bolt and a washer but NEVER glue
 
Yeah , I wouldn't eat JB weld , but I doubt if patching your fire box with it is the same as eating it,
 
I like Darrell's idea a lot. Just "plug" that hole with nut/bolt/washers.

When vacationing in a condo a few years ago, I noticed two Weber Genesis grills on the grounds for vacationers to use. There was a long section burned through the left side of both fireboxes. These were the Genesis with left to right burners and the crossover tube connecting them on the left side. All I could figure was that the crossover tube was pointed toward the inside surface of the firebox, not toward the burners, thus eventually burning through the aluminum box.

On a subsequent visit, I noticed they had made a repair by placing a piece of stainless steel sheet metal over the hole on the inside of the box and fastening with a pop rivet at each end. A good solution, I thought.
 
The specs on the stuff from your link stated it was only good to 450 F. Your lid temp will see 600 so it will be hotter at the burners. I would not use this and would go with the SS bolt idea.
 
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