Faulty welds

[sammy d]

I bought a cooker at a church auction. It was made from a large propane tank. After cooking on it several times I have come to notice several small items that are giving me some concern. One of them being a faulty weld. I see a slightly larger than pinhole sized hole at one of the seams. I suspect there may be more but I haven't taken the time to look for any more.

My question is, Can I plug the pinholes with something like JBWELD? I have used the product on other things before and it held up really well but it wasn't exposed to the kind of heat that would be in a smoker. The hole is where the firebox is attached to the cooking chamber.

 

[daveomak]

Sammy, morning...... Have you addressed the issues, in your other thread, that suggestions were made to fix.... Pin holes shouldn't be a problem.... Try the JB weld.... Can't hurt.....

 

[sammy d]

Hi Dave,

I haven't addressed much, other than I plan to open up the vent into the cooking chamber from the fire box. It was recommended that I remove the part that keeps the vent partially covered. I may open it up little by little to see how the temp improves. As far as the stack is, I won't be able to do anything about that unless I can get a welder over here to re-fab it for me. The max for my cooker is 40 inches and I am right there. I may want to open another air inlet on the other side of the fire box but again, I need a welder here to do that for me.

I haven't been able to do any cooking other than frying the turkey on Thanksgiving. It was a big hit so it looks like I will be doing it again for Christmas. Also, I have a lot of fish to fry then I need to go out and catch some more.

I'll try the JBWELD and see what happens.

Thanx,

Sam