Hi Steve,

Its actually quite funny how ether turned out to be a complete non-issue. As Ray (loctite401) said, it was a case of not asking the right questions.

I just got 3 cans of John Deere quick-start for $7.49 each. They were the last 3 cans of the stuff that the Brisbane JD dealership had. That will be more than enough ether to get us going on the weekend, but after it runs out I'll just get a 2.5 litre bottle of ether like you've done.

cheers,
Colin