And so it begins. First CL Performer Purchase

[captjoe06]

The nice guy I got it from added in two canisters of gas,  a chimney,  Charcoal baskets and a cover.  Frame is great.  A little rust where the handles connect.  Otherwise grates and everything else is in very good shape.  He said the ignitor for the gas assist wasn't working but may just need a battery.  Anyone have a link to how to get at it to replace it?

[Neil_VT00]

Congrats. Looks like a good deal to me. I have that exact grill (black DE performer) and it's my go to cooker. You won't be disappointed.

Not sure what to tell you on the igniter except that there is no battery. I'd clean up the connections as a first try, but it might need a new ignition button.


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[jkolantern]

Congrats! Saw that on CL.  For the ignitor, disconnect it and sand everything down. All contacts, inside the tube, everything. Take a bent coast hanger and scrape out the inside off the burner tube in case there's spider webs. I'd almost guarantee it's not the ignitor button.

[Don_]

Congratulations! I saw that one too....as I find myself looking more, and more often lately.
Have fun!

[Jon]

Nice buy. That's a good looking grill.

Here you go: http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/weber-kettle-technical-reference-library/msg90379/#msg90379

[SmokenJoe]

Easiest access is to simply remove the ThermoSet Table.   All is then "clear".                             SJ

[pbe gummi bear]

That's a sweet score. Performers aren't too common there and you got if for a great price.

[Hell Fire Grill]

Got Lobster?

Fill her up!

[addicted-to-smoke]

Nice "catch"!

It's got a piezo igniter button, as all older Webers do. So yeah, no batteries. Pull the "C" clip at the burner tube end of the hose to remove the hose from that end. Inspect the brass fitting. Clean off crud and poke a tiny wire through the oriface.









I also like to take a vacuum to the the burner tube to suck out ash that inevitably accumulates in it.

[jcnaz]

Nice! My 2nd gen. Performer is the workhorse of my kettle family.

[1911Ron]

Nice score!

[WNC]

Great find, can't wait to see it all cleaned up!
Yeah, like @jkolantern said, if you take the igniter out of the tube and clean all the contacts points, it should spark up again.

[captjoe06]

So I was looking at youtube videos for Piezo Ignitor repairs after great suggestions from @Neil_VT00 , @jkolantern @SmokenJoe and @addicted-to-smoke and @WNC  I stumbled across this lady from Alaska's video in which she suggested that it could be a loose connection and here's a screenshot from her video in which you can see the white wire is pushed pretty far up on the connection-


I took this photo below when I picked up the grill of the ignition assembly and from the picture it seems like maybe the white wire is loose.  It looks like it might be barely hanging on there.-


I'm at the dock right now so I'm really itching to get home to see it could be as simple as pushing that white wire on better!

I'll report back.

Here is the video I'm referencing-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-3wXcP7nlM

[addicted-to-smoke]

Also, pick up a stick lighter on the way home if you don't already have one. Weber says not to do it, but you can light the flame with one if you're careful and don't leave the gas on too long beforehand. Just like diagnosing a car ... if nothing else it'll tell you if lack spark or fuel.

And there's another way to test for fuel flow, potentially. You'll hear it when you turn on the gas, if you're hearing's decent and it's quiet outside.

[captjoe06]

Update:
When I went out to get the serial number to register the Performer I pushed the white wire on the clip more securely. The gas assist started right up!  Yesssssss!