Made a lot of progress this morning. Putting it back together once it was on the cart was a lot easier. I started by cleaning the area in the corners of the firepot. Having a good high temp silicone seal is critical:
The bad thing is that Yoder states that it has to set for 24 hrs before lighting the pot. Maybe I will get to fire it up tomorrow.
I probably read 90% of the posts on the internet. There were a couple of things that I picked up that I took care of during this cleanup.
One of them was to put some high temp silicone on the lid behind the ledge at the bottom, see the area in the black square:
while this is upside down and inside the lid, what this does is direct any condensation to the inside of the grill and keep it from going down the front. (if you need more information, let me know).
The next thing I did was to install a gasket around the lid. Yoder started doing this after my grill was built. They do, however sell a kit (~$17) that include shims for the upper hinge on the door, and the gasket material. It also included longer screws. The kit and shims fit perfectly. I wasn't that worried about smoke coming from the sides of the doors, the gasket prevents metal to metal contact, and this has been an area where the Yoder would easily get chipped paint.
Another idea I read about was to put some of this gasket material on the back of the counterweight where it normally contacts the pit. There was a little left over from the gasket kit so I used it there:
I still have some work to clean up the second shelf and seasoning, but it is almost finished:
Lid closed:
Lid Open:
I am glad it is done, it was a lot of work, but I feel it was worth it. I like the idea of recovering something and bringing it back to life!
The bad thing is that Yoder states that it has to set for 24 hrs before lighting the pot. Maybe I will get to fire it up tomorrow.
I probably read 90% of the posts on the internet. There were a couple of things that I picked up that I took care of during this cleanup.
One of them was to put some high temp silicone on the lid behind the ledge at the bottom, see the area in the black square:
while this is upside down and inside the lid, what this does is direct any condensation to the inside of the grill and keep it from going down the front. (if you need more information, let me know).
The next thing I did was to install a gasket around the lid. Yoder started doing this after my grill was built. They do, however sell a kit (~$17) that include shims for the upper hinge on the door, and the gasket material. It also included longer screws. The kit and shims fit perfectly. I wasn't that worried about smoke coming from the sides of the doors, the gasket prevents metal to metal contact, and this has been an area where the Yoder would easily get chipped paint.
Another idea I read about was to put some of this gasket material on the back of the counterweight where it normally contacts the pit. There was a little left over from the gasket kit so I used it there:
I still have some work to clean up the second shelf and seasoning, but it is almost finished:
Lid closed:
Lid Open:
I am glad it is done, it was a lot of work, but I feel it was worth it. I like the idea of recovering something and bringing it back to life!
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