For those with older WSMs: question?

[javahog2002]

My vintage WSM has a lamp threaded tube in the main body.  Cheap and works great.  But you do have to drill a small hole. Have the same setup on my SS Performer.   Much cheaper than buying new probes when the wires get crushed.

[TheDude]

Should mine have an ash pan?

[jcnaz]

Should mine have an ash pan?

The pan below the bottom section of the  newer WSMs  is a heat deflector, not an ash pan. Unless you are using your WSM  on a combustible surface, like a wooden deck, it is not really necessary.