Replacement parts for old school kettles?

[Attjack]

My old 18" kettle has triple vents like this one. They are old and difficult to operate. Is there anywhere to purchase replacements?

[Troutman]

Have you tried calling Weber directly?

[Attjack]

Not yet...

[CaptainMike]

https://www.grillparts.com/weber/weber-charcoal-grill-parts.asp

[CaptainMike]

This is another great forum where that question would be answered quickly: http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/index.php

[Donw]

+1. Mike’s link is a great source for parts.

[Mr. Bones]

Honestly, I'm not sure, Brother...I'd haveta do some research over at WKC..

I have a couple "Three-Wheelers", but haven't hadda replace any vents on em, thus fer...

[CaptainMike]

And then there's Mr. Bones

[Mr. Bones]

Skeery, ain't it, Cap'n lol?
Folks is usually jus finer than Frog's Hair, all througout th "An then, there's" then, things kinda degrade...
Reckon, that's my bad, huh???

[CaptainMike]

Mr. Bones I was thinking of you when I typed mine. Happily not disappointed to be on the same page with you at the same time.

[Attjack]

I wonder if these would fit?

https://www.grillparts.com/weber/weber-charcoal-grill-parts.asp?product_id=63015

[Troutman]

I was thinking the same thing. Are your’s 2-7/8” ?

[Attjack]

I'm heading down to the cabin next week. I'll be able to measure then.

[Mr. Bones]

Yup, them's th ones!

Was gonna mention th Ol Skool Three Wheelers was also known as "Bar-B-Kettles", but was jus outside, smokin a coffin nail, an gittin my mornin facial from my "Adopt-A-Girlfriend", Callie...

She's a Catahoula / Pit mix, an, fer some unexplainable reason, loves th Shite outta me...reckon I'm honoured, even if considerably damper lol!

Here's my Beautiful GF:


She is such a beautiful soul...truly, I am Blessed...

[holehogg]

One good soul recognises another good soul.

[Mr. Bones]

Tell ya what:...
I'll meet ya halfway in th middle,an willinly concede that I can clearly recognicize her Beautiful Soul, even from couple hunnert meters away, but...!
that is likely no reflection on my own...mebbe, I jus smell like food? Ain't that possible/ a thing?
Many thanks fer yer kind words, though, on my behalf
jk, she obviously LOVES me to death, for reasons unknown, an I simply marvel in th tongue fest that is her kisses, an count myself as a very lucky, an blessed man, indeed...

[Mr. Bones]

holehogg ^^^ (sry, ran outta room, My Friend! )

[Mr. Bones]

Okay, it's taken 5 tries, so fer, to git th pic to post right...I truly hope they is a
'Special Place', in th Afterlife, fer those what come up with VBulletin... but, I digress...sry, yall

Yeppers, them's th correct, proper, an right ones fer an 18" Bar-B-Kettle / AKA"Three Wheeler", Brother...

"Garrontee," or I'll gladly refund yer dinero, an add em to my Weber Spares inventory...

[Mr. Bones]

Hint: iirc, ya gotta drill out th original rivets, then use th nuts/bolts that come with th replacements...

Soooo....

If yer vents, themselves, are not damaged, jus hard to rotate, etc, from years of rust/ash/corrosion....

Do yerself a favour...

drill em out, like ya'd already haveta, an jus go to th hardware store, git ya some nut's/bolts/washers/etc, as ya calculate will replace th rivet, without mutilatin yer kettle, an keep th 'cha-ching' fer th new vent covers in yer trou, to be utilized towards some other endeavour...

Leastwise, that's where I'd start...
LMK how th Surgery goes...

[Attjack]

I'll try that first for sure. I was already thinking along those lines.

[mountainsmoker]

When I have gone to get a replacement part from Weber they want the Serial No. from the lid. It is usually stamped on the top vent. They will also ask you what year as I recall but it has been a while.

[Mr. Bones]

Yup, they do ask ya that...

This here kettle hails from well before th inception of kettles havin a serial no., which only started in 2013...
Based upon th stock pic Attjack used from WKC, his is C. ~1975~ish, or slightly later, best I can reckon...

[Mr. Bones]

Reckon ya could always first try squirtin em all down with some WD-40, or better yet, Kroil, an patiently work em back an forth; it will take some repetition, yep, but ya might not haveta do surgery, at all......

[mountainsmoker]

I get some grill cleaner from Lowe's and that helps free mine up. If its only grease but if they are bent you'll need new ones.

[Attjack]

As mentioned above I will head down to the cabin next week and at that point I can assess the situation.

[mountainsmoker]

Attjack my apologies I miss your post.

[mountainsmoker]

Here is the one I found on the Weber site. You will just have to check if it fits your grill.

https://www.grillparts.com/weber/weber-charcoal-grill-parts.asp?product_id=63015

Regards.

[mnavarre]

Just looked and the dampers on my EO code 22" three wheeler (1995) are bolted on. Well, were bolted on, two of 'em appear to be held on by habit. So depending on when Weber switched from the rivets to bolts it could just involve a trip to the hardware store. And probably cutting the nuts off, if it's anything like the shape mine's in.

[mnavarre]

That's kinda what I thought, as I never recalled seeing anything but rivets on the three wheelers.

And I'm merely a middle-aged curmudgeon. I ain't ol' yet.

[Mr. Bones]

And I'm merely a middle-aged curmudgeon. I ain't ol' yet.

Sez yerself, but reckon I'll take yer word fer it, lol!
My apologies, fer hastenin yer chronological progression through this life, Brother!
Enjoy yer Middle Age, an think fondly after me, when ya git to be my age, an I'm long since gone, heehee!

(Hail, at th very least, got ya to acquiesce that yer both a bass player, an a Curmudgeon...)
Gotta start somewhere, I reckon...
By my reckonin, we, Good Sir, could play some great Blues/Rock together, we two...
Ya in?

[mnavarre]

No apologies necessary. Even my wife thinks I've been a grouchy old man probably since I was a child.

[mnavarre]

Mr. Bones Now I'm not sure if someone drilled these out or not. I got all inspired like, so I cut the nuts off so I could clean the dampers (which are the original EO coded ones), and it looks like those center holes are factory.






Ain't got everything cleaned up yet, but it looks like the enamel is on the inside of that center hole, doesn't look drilled out at all. So possibly by '95 they were using bolts for the three wheelers.

[Mr. Bones]

Hmmm, I do believe that ya either have th Right of it, or that my 68's vents have been replaced...

Upon direct scrutiny, with my trusty XL50 MagLite, I can certainly see slot-headed screwdriver slots, inexplicably on th inside of my beloved "Maureen..."('68 Redhead Kettle)

Since I'm rather old, an very much tired, hope it's okay if I jus sit corrected, at th moment...I'll willingly stand up / ambulate, fer a good cause, but feelin right about comfy~ish, jus bout now~

[MBMorgan]

Love the XL50. I’ve got at least three of them scattered around the house.

[Mr. Bones]

Am in final descent to Tranquility Base, then Bourbon (1 oz./ man, per regs) , then optimally some quality sleep
Wish me well, in that endeavour...

[Mr. Bones]

Yessir, my initial XL50 was a work issue deal, basic maglite, after xxx decades with th original MagLite

Liked th XL50 so much, I went outta pocket, got me some personal ones, an couldn't be happier...
Yeah, yeah, I know...old news...
they've done since (years ago) come out with ones that have a dimmer, based on how ya rotate yer hand, an all other kinda such meadow muffins, an that's jus fine, if th buyer desires that, an is willin to pay th Premium...
I'm still good with th XL50's