Comments on: Alec is dismantling and rebuilding the venerable Weber BBQ. 11:41am

By: Alec

Alec — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:48:56 +0000

Hi Russell — i didn’t see a manifold when I did mine, but I wasn’t looking either. Mine was in good shape. The biggest problem I had was that some of the gas jets had corroded to the point of closure, and thus the burners needed to be replaced.

By: russell

russell — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:35:19 +0000

i’m just about to rebuild my 1997 g-1000.
i see replacements for the burner tubes and ignitor kit, but what about that manifold piece inbetween? did you replace this? i don’t see it on any of the sites.

By: murray

murray — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:19:02 +0000

Have an 1987 Genesis 5 stiil works great have replaced grill and flavourizer bars only with stainless. Definitely go stainless bars for grilling .

Only parts that have rusted and need to be replaced again drip pan support rails.

WEBER IS BAR FAR THE BEST 30 years experience from original charcoal kettle.

By: Alec

Alec — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:03:12 +0000

Don,

The material on the outside is residue from oven cleaner from a previous cleaning. It makes a mess out of the aluminum firebox. You could try painting it, but I can’t tell you what the result would since I didn’t do that myself…

By: Don

Don — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:48:19 +0000

WOnder how to get rid of the white powdery appearance on outside of the fire box. I see it on your “before” picture, but you do not mention it.

Can it be cleaned off(and with what)? I was thinking of painting it with high temp auto engine paint to get it looking black again.

Any ideas?

By: Alec

Alec — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 13:06:41 +0000

Hi Matthew,

The burner kit provided by Weber has detailed instructions on how to reconnect them. It’s pretty simple, though. You remove the assembly on the right hand side that has the gas control (there are a couple of screws on the oven that it’s fastened in with, slide the new burners in, and then reattach that assembly.

My hose didn’t need replacing, but I did check it using soapy water.

As for paint, I didn’t and wouldn’t. It gets VERY hot inside (last night I was doing steaks, and the interior was past 600 degrees, according to my thermometer) and paint would likely burn off, flavoring or worse yet, poisoning, your food. The flaking you see on the inside is not paint, but rather an accumulation of carbon from years of use.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 22:49:49 +0000

I was given this same exact model today by my father-in-law. All the internals are missing but he ordered all new parts; he just never had time to put it together. I’m glad to see one come back to life. Do you have any tips on connecting the burners? The rest of it seems straight forward.

Did you repaint the interior? If so, what did you use? Finally, did you replace the feed hose from the tank with a new one?

By: Alec

Alec — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:20:03 +0000

I can’t say enough good things about the Weber, Ma.

By: Mum

Mum — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:48:09 +0000

We looked at the Webers in Canadian Tire yesterday - the most expensive with a sideburner, rotisserie etc. was $549, too big for our deck. We did not get any BBQ but will see what they have to offer at the Depot.

By: Alec

Alec — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:09:24 +0000

;) I cooked 12 lbs of beef ribs tonight. We had an orgy of rib eating, and it was fantastic. End of the day — it’s tough to be critical of the Weber.