I am the guy who ordered the Cubs Q for $100 because I wanted a decent gas grill for my wife. Well, guess what? Just around the day the Cubs grill came, I remembered that I had bought a Q years ago, and couldn't for the life of me remember what happened to it, ie sold, gave away, lost, etc. I went searching and found it in the attic of my garage ! It's got to be one of the original ones, because once I found it, I remembered that one of my clients collected money from me and bought himself, me, and my business partner one at Sam's Club or Costco, and it was a big deal because it was a great price on a new product. Plus we used it for the first time at a college football game, and I remember my 18 year old daughter being pretty young at that game.
I have spent several hours cleaning the crud, and I think I still have a little ways to go. I think I messed up the underside of the lid a little because I used a metal putty knife, and put a few scatches in it, then switched to a plastic putty knife. Cosmetic, but still stupid! One thing not working all the way is the burner. It starts up in a little section, and I can get more of it to come on if I go around it with a click lighter, but even once it's lit as much as possible, there are still a couple of spots without flames. I scrubbed the burner pretty well to no avail, so do I just get a new burner, or do I try to find something like a toothpick to see if I can unclog holes in the burner?
If I do end up getting a burner, does anyone know which one I need?
I promise to post some pics once I get her straight. The grates have a couple of rust spots, but look to be in good shape