Need performer identification help


 
JasonWB

JasonWB

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Hey guys. I just picked this beauty up for a song off of craigslist this week. It's in GREAT condition with one exception. The igniter burner for the one touch system is rusted and burned out pretty bad. I want to order a new one but need some help confirming the year/exact model so that I can order the right part. Any help and info is appreciated. Thanks!

 
The Weber parts people can walk you through the model years. Just between you and me, I think the burner assembly is the same on all Performers. It's pretty expensive... you get the burner, the bracket, the igniter with wires, and the hardware to mount it to the bowl. A little WD40 soaking on the old crud-encrusted bolts for a day before removing the old burner will make replacement easier.

The burner tube looks like it won't fit through the hole, but it does.

Don't let the retainer clip that holds the hose go flying across the patio into the bushes. While you've got the hose off, you might use a thin piece of wire to clean out any gunk in the hole (a shot of WD40 here, too).
 
Performers with gas assist have a serial number just like a regular Weber gasser. For that generation it should be on the back panel - two letters and 5-7 numbers on a sticker. The Weber rep will need that serial number to get you the right part.
 
Thanks for the help guys. I found the model number and just got the part ordered. I appreciate it!
 
Speaking of the burner tube assembly and bracket.... I just finished drilling out one of the 1/4 inch bolt holes to 7/16 ths to replace the bolt with a threaded pipe so I can run a thermometer probe into the kettle. I can get two probes through one pipe, but they would be a bear to get out with a red hot grill.

I hit it the hole with some Rustoleum high temp black enamel and I'll finish it up tomorrow. It was a bear drilling through the kettle and the thick bracket. I just went up from one bit size to the next. I'm going to put in a second one to replace the other bolt, so I can do a grill temp probe and a food probe, but I've got to order another 3/4 inch stainless steel pipe nipple. I've got brass caps to seal off the tubes when I'm not using them for probes.

I like that location because everything is below the grate and doesn't interfere with removing the grate, but easy enough to thread the probes up throught the grate handle area.
 
I'll take a few pix later this week when it's done. I've got one installed, which meant I could remove the other bolt and drill the second hole -- a royal pain. Now, I'm just waiting for the threaded tube. I could use threaded lamp rod, but that will rust. So, I'm using stainless steel thread pipe that is the same size as the lamp rod. I'll take a picture of the parts for the second one before I install it.

Of course, this is only for indirect cooking. I wouldn't use any thermometer probes for direct cooking, where grill temps are going to be 600+ degrees F.

I did a cook last night with a thermo probe through the first inlet I installed. The thermo angled up from above the burner tube to just below the grate. Perfect place for reading temps. With charcoal baskets on either side, cooking and measuring temps in the middle, I was reading 360 to 390 degrees. Dome temps were 75 to 100 degrees higher!
 
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