] Frankenheap failures, and rites of passage
One reason I am so mechanically retarded compared to some of you is that
I
taught my father how to change spark plugs when I was in college.
Jim,
Congratulations on your son's welding, watchout or he'll surpass your skill
soon! A very inspirational
On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:30:54 -0800 Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
wrote:
I'm going to have to come up with another heat gun or hair drier.
But in the meantime I'll just continue to use the space heater inside
the cabin.
It will be warm inside, but will it start. BTW, please refresh
Don, that's no excuse. My dad only changed the oil and changed air
filters on cars, and that stopped when I was in the 3rd grade. All I've
learned in MB repair has been from this list and by following MB repair
manuals. If you can take apart aircraft electronics and get them back
together
Wonko the Sane wrote:
We had two bachelor pilots at CGAS Cape Cod who shared a house. They
decided they would build a home-built airplane in the garage. They did. The
day it came time to pull it out and drag it (somehow) to the local airfield
so the FAA guys could check it out, and they
Jim Cathey wrote:
I figured Jill's been having him help in the kitchen enough
that I ought to let him play with some of _my_ toys!
Good point. I could fry an egg when I was 5 or 6. Hardest part was getting it
open without making a mess. I could turn a wrench (box end were easier than open
Great job, and it did involve microwave oven sheet metal. Did I miss
the ShoeGoo inthe writeup?
--R
Jim Cathey wrote:
Some may recall that the cheap Harbor Freight heat gun I was using
as part of the Frankenheap's preheater seized up and burned out,
and I've been mulling over how to fix
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheap failures, and rites of passage
One reason I am so mechanically retarded compared to some of you is that I
taught my father how to change spark plugs when I was in college.
Jim,
Congratulations on your son's welding, watchout or he'll surpass your skill
Discussion Listmercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheap failures, and rites of passage
So nobody noticed that my 7-year-old was welding today?
-- Jim
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Great job, and it did involve microwave oven sheet metal. Did I miss
the ShoeGoo inthe writeup?
None this time. But I did use Duct Tape, does that count?
-- Jim
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Some may recall that the cheap Harbor Freight heat gun I was using
as part of the Frankenheap's preheater seized up and burned out,
and I've been mulling over how to fix this.
A few days ago I grabbed a three-wire computer cooling fan from the
discard pile at work, it's rated 12 V at 250 mA.
On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:42:51 -0800 Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
wrote:
Myself, I'm not so proud of. Once I got the sheet metal banged into
shape I wired up the heating element and the fan, and got it all put
together. By early afternoon I was ready to test. Plugged in the
thing fired
In your spare time, would you please come up with plans for an electric
W-123?
On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 6:42 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
Some may recall that the cheap Harbor Freight heat gun I was using
as part of the Frankenheap's preheater seized up and burned out,
and I've
I wanta do an electric Krmann Ghia.
Wilton
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From: Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheap failures, and rites of passage
In your spare time, would
If it is a drop-top, I am right there with you. I am getting to be ... uh,
... non-limber these days to crawl into a Ghia hartop.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Wilton Strickland wilt...@nc.rr.comwrote:
I wanta do an electric Krmann Ghia.
Wilton
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I was thinking of an electric Triumph GT-6+
On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote:
If it is a drop-top, I am right there with you. I am getting to be ... uh,
... non-limber these days to crawl into a Ghia hartop.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Wilton
We probably have enough experience and intelligence (and I do not count
myself in either group) on this list to actually pull something like that
off.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 8:12 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
I was thinking of an electric Triumph GT-6+
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One of my kids gave me Build Your Own Electric Vehicle for my birthday
last year. Haven't finished reading it though. The dry weight of a Mk3 GT-6
is 1936 Lb., for what that's worth ---
On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 8:19 PM, Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote:
We probably have enough experience
Batteries not included.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 8:24 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
The dry weight of a Mk3 GT-6 is 1936 Lb., for what that's worth ---
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I'm going to have to come up with another heat gun or hair drier. But
in the meantime I'll just continue to use the space heater inside the
cabin.
It will be warm inside, but will it start. BTW, please refresh my
memory
The battery charger and block heater are still operative.
This is just
So nobody noticed that my 7-year-old was welding today?
-- Jim
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Few of us are that observant. Is he/she available to do classes in Iowa?
On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 8:31 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
So nobody noticed that my 7-year-old was welding today?
-- Jim
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Ohhh - it's the seven year old part that was missing! My Dad wouldn't let me
start until I was 14! Of course, he didn't get the torch until I was 13 . .
. .
I have a largesh 12v. pancake fan from an old mainframe computer that I used
to blow air on the VW bus windshield around here somewhere.
On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:31:25 -0800 Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
wrote:
So nobody noticed that my 7-year-old was welding today?
Yes, I did, but I got involved in commenting about you.
CONGRATULATIONS! You're started in the training of another Mercedes repair
expert.
Craig
One reason I am so mechanically retarded compared to some of you is that I
taught my father how to change spark plugs when I was in college.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 8:37 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
Ohhh - it's the seven year old part that was missing! My Dad wouldn't let
me
start until
Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net writes:
So nobody noticed that my 7-year-old was welding today?
Saw that mentioned but did not know his age. Did you initiate him in on
microwave panel welding yet?
Allan
--
1983 300D
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- Original Message -
From: Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheap failures, and rites of passage
We probably have enough experience and intelligence (and I do not count
, BTW,
but if you read this far you already know that. :)
-Tim
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From: Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com
Date: Saturday, Feb 14, 2009 9:19 pm
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheap failures, and rites of passage
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.comReply-To: Mercedes
'Bout 1500 for Karmann Ghia, I think; don't remember for sure.
Wilton
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From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheap failures, and rites of passage
One of my
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheap failures, and rites of passage
One of my kids gave me Build Your Own Electric Vehicle for my birthday
last year. Haven't finished reading it though. The dry weight of a Mk3
GT-6
is 1936 Lb., for what that's worth
mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheap failures, and rites of passage
So nobody noticed that my 7-year-old was welding today?
-- Jim
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I was 20.
Wilton
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From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheap failures, and rites of passage
Ohhh - it's the seven year old part that was missing! My Dad
E-Ghia --
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/624745
On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Wilton Strickland wilt...@nc.rr.comwrote:
I wanta do an electric Krmann Ghia.
Wilton
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On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:39:47 -0600 Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com
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One reason I am so mechanically retarded compared to some of you is
that I taught my father how to change spark plugs when I was in college.
I really learned how to wrench in college. Jumped right in rebuilding an
Alfa
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Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheap failures, and rites of passage
We probably have enough experience and intelligence (and I do not count
myself in either group) on this list to actually pull something like that
off.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 8:12
: Saturday, February 14, 2009 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheap failures, and rites of passage
I see 1850 in a quick web search.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Wilton Strickland
wilt...@nc.rr.comwrote:
'Bout 1500 for Karmann Ghia, I think; don't remember for sure.
Wilton
I still feel the same way about the '71 MGB I left back in Florida in 2007.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 9:15 PM, Wilton Strickland wilt...@nc.rr.comwrote:
Thanks. After I sent the 1500, I began to vaguely remember it was likely 2
or 3 hundred more. ; 'Sold my '64 (47 kmi) in '70. 'Still
: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheap failures, and rites of passage
We had two bachelor pilots at CGAS Cape Cod who shared a house. They
decided they would build a home-built airplane in the garage. They did.
The
day it came time to pull it out and drag it (somehow) to the local
airfield
so the FAA guys
Thanks.
Wilton
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From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheap failures, and rites of passage
E-Ghia --
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/624745
On Sat, Feb
Yep! That's 'zackly what I had in mind!
Wilton
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From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheap failures, and rites of passage
E-Ghia --
http
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Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Frankenheap failures, and rites of passage
I still feel the same way about the '71 MGB I left back in Florida in
2007.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 9:15 PM, Wilton Strickland
wilt...@nc.rr.comwrote:
Thanks. After I sent the 1500
I'd love to say they were helo drivers, but alas they flew the HU16E.
of the garage - always is. ;)
Wilton
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That would be 1997. Sorry. But at least I got the last digit right.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Wilton Strickland wilt...@nc.rr.comwrote:
'07! Really? You've been out of FL only 2 years or less? BTW, did you
have your odometer rolled back before leaving? That's not your vehicle's
Ohhh - it's the seven year old part that was missing! My Dad wouldn't
let me
start until I was 14! Of course, he didn't get the torch until I was
13 . .
I figured Jill's been having him help in the kitchen enough
that I ought to let him play with some of _my_ toys!
I have a largesh 12v.
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