Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-12 Thread andrew strasfogel
Porches? On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 8:35 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Oh lord, won't you buy my Mercedes Benz :) > > My friends all drive porches, I must make amends > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebe

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-11 Thread Dieselhead
Oh lord, won't you buy my Mercedes Benz :) My friends all drive porches, I must make amends ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change deliver

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-11 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
Oh lord, won't you buy my Mercedes Benz :) Sent from my iPhone On Sep 11, 2012, at 11:59 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Oh lord. Glad you sold it! On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 10:50 AM, Jim Cathey wrote: Ethelred?? Wazzat? Ethelred the Unready, our 380SL-no-more. See: http://userweb.windwi

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-11 Thread andrew strasfogel
Oh lord. Glad you sold it! On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 10:50 AM, Jim Cathey wrote: >> Ethelred?? Wazzat? > > > Ethelred the Unready, our 380SL-no-more. See: > > http://userweb.windwireless.net/~jimc/SL2.html > > -- Jim > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-10 Thread Jim Cathey
Ethelred?? Wazzat? Ethelred the Unready, our 380SL-no-more. See: http://userweb.windwireless.net/~jimc/SL2.html -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-10 Thread andrew strasfogel
Ethelred?? Wazzat? On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 11:55 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: > Glad you found a buyer, Jim. Congrats! > > Now finish counting the money and hand it over to SWMBO > > > > Dan > > > On Sep 9, 2012, at 11:51 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: > >> Today the car sold, $3000 to a local buyer. >> Sh

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-09 Thread Dan Penoff
Glad you found a buyer, Jim. Congrats! Now finish counting the money and hand it over to SWMBO Dan On Sep 9, 2012, at 11:51 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: > Today the car sold, $3000 to a local buyer. > She was recently divorced, and getting herself > a birthday present. She didn't seem to mind

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-09 Thread Jim Cathey
Today the car sold, $3000 to a local buyer. She was recently divorced, and getting herself a birthday present. She didn't seem to mind that it was a bit of a project; that it was $5000 less than any other SL for sale locally might have had something to do with that. I'm so happy! -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-04 Thread Jim Cathey
So, wass causes diss? Could be any number of things. Stuck or cracked ring among them. (Worst-case scenario.) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Un

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-04 Thread Jim Cathey
Not even a little. More cars == divorce. Already have a (now) project '83 300D! How is a trade ending up with "more cars"? :) Wife algebra: more cars === ! less cars Does this mean you have successfully A'd SWMBA? Or is it more prophylactic? Thoroughly A'd. Thoroughly. -- Jim __

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-04 Thread Tim C
On Sep 4, 2012 2:13 AM, "Jim Cathey" wrote: > Not even a little. More cars == divorce. > Already have a (now) project '83 300D! How is a trade ending up with "more cars"? :) Does this mean you have successfully A'd SWMBA? Or is it more prophylactic? Best, Tim

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-04 Thread Craig
On Mon, 3 Sep 2012 23:12:14 -0700 Jim Cathey wrote: > > what's this #7 problem? Spark plug #7 of an 8-cylinder engine being > > fouled? > > Exactly. So, wass causes diss? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To s

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-03 Thread Jim Cathey
Any interest in a partial trade for a parts/project '83 300D? Not even a little. More cars == divorce. Already have a (now) project '83 300D! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://w

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-03 Thread Jim Cathey
what's this #7 problem? Spark plug #7 of an 8-cylinder engine being fouled? Exactly. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change deliver

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-03 Thread Craig
On Mon, 3 Sep 2012 19:52:18 -0700 Jim Cathey wrote: > > That is a great price - compared to what I got Frosch for. Perfect > > starter SL, given that you have poured so much quality work into > > having it fully functional. > > It needs stuff, especially the #7 problem. Hence the price. > Th

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-03 Thread Allan Streib
Jim Cathey writes: > If anybody here should want it, well OK then. But make sure > you read all the details to see if it's something you want > to tackle. This is, essentially, an unfinished project. Any interest in a partial trade for a parts/project '83 300D? Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-03 Thread Jim Cathey
That is a great price - compared to what I got Frosch for. Perfect starter SL, given that you have poured so much quality work into having it fully functional. It needs stuff, especially the #7 problem. Hence the price. The paint is a nothing, I know this guy... I'm ready for something zipp

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-03 Thread Curt Raymond
Mon, 3 Sep 2012 12:10:02 -0700 From: clay monroe To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready Message-ID: <8bf654e3-e438-4d27-8461-8153cc0ce...@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii That is a great price - compared to what I got Frosch for. Perfect s

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-03 Thread Mountain Man
Rick wrote: > Great excuse for a cross country drive... Pay for fuel and bus home and I will drive for ya. Got time, no job. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-03 Thread Dan Penoff
I did SFO to TPA in four days. BTDT. Don't care to do it again, and that was in a very well sorted 1982 300SD. Dan On Sep 3, 2012, at 5:09 PM, clay monroe wrote: > phoo! Takes all of five days if you take your time and lollygag. I did > Orlando to Seattle in five days. Started at 2pm in FL

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-03 Thread clay monroe
phoo! Takes all of five days if you take your time and lollygag. I did Orlando to Seattle in five days. Started at 2pm in FL and ended up in Seattle at noon five days later. Took time out to visit Asheville and see Biltmore one day after driving country roads through GA to get there. Did a

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-03 Thread Dan Penoff
Unfortunately I don't have the time for a cross-country trip, and I would be reluctant to attempt one in a car of this vintage (no aspersions cast on Jim's work, either - looks like he did a lot of nice things to the car, which make it attractive for the price.) Dan On Sep 3, 2012, at 3:49 PM

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-03 Thread Craig
On Mon, 3 Sep 2012 12:19:58 -0700 clay monroe wrote: > But Dan, you can drive it back home with no troubles since Jim has made > it work so well. Might have a very high fuel bill to get back to FL. > Fly into Spokane and take I-90 to Sioux Fall, then drop down I-25 to > I-40 and head home. And

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-03 Thread Rick Knoble
On Sep 3, 2012, at 2:14 PM, "Dan Penoff" wrote: > Agreed. I would be seriously interested if this wasn't 3,000 miles away. > Darn. Great excuse for a cross country drive... Rick Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-03 Thread clay monroe
But Dan, you can drive it back home with no troubles since Jim has made it work so well. Might have a very high fuel bill to get back to FL. Fly into Spokane and take I-90 to Sioux Fall, then drop down I-25 to I-40 and head home. clay On Sep 3, 2012, at 12:14 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: > Agree

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-03 Thread Dan Penoff
Agreed. I would be seriously interested if this wasn't 3,000 miles away. Darn. Dan On Sep 3, 2012, at 3:10 PM, clay monroe wrote: > That is a great price - compared to what I got Frosch for. Perfect starter > SL, given that you have poured so much quality work into having it fully > functi

Re: [MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-03 Thread clay monroe
That is a great price - compared to what I got Frosch for. Perfect starter SL, given that you have poured so much quality work into having it fully functional. clay On Sep 3, 2012, at 10:29 AM, Jim Cathey wrote: > I finally came to terms with just letting one go. > http://userweb.windwireless.

[MBZ] Ethelred is now Ready

2012-09-03 Thread Jim Cathey
I finally came to terms with just letting one go. http://userweb.windwireless.net/~jimc/SL2sale.html for the curious. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ T