[MBZ] anyone tried this setup

2017-07-07 Thread Rick Hawkins via Mercedes
Folks have any of you ever tried this setup on a 123? i am sick of replacing R4 compressors i think they are getting worse it is not cheap but would be worth it if a sanden lasted at least 6 years which i would expect at the least thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins

[MBZ] has anyone tried this turned into R4 compressors should last for the life of the driver

2017-07-07 Thread Rick Hawkins via Mercedes
Folks i was asking if anyone had put a sanden on a 123 car? instead you told me that R4 compressors SHOULD last i have gone through too many …. flushed and filled with mineral oil and r12 refrigerant upside down or right side up, they are a radial compressor i have heard tales of that but

[MBZ] will these work on a 300td 82?

2017-07-04 Thread Rick Hawkins via Mercedes
will these work on a 300td 1982? http://www.ebay.com/itm/H6012-H6014-H6015-H6024-7-White-Halo-LED-Diamond-Seal-Beam-Headlights-Pair-H4-/262635503006?hash=item3d264bbd9e:g:FHEAAOSwmmxW5lWy=mtr thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

[MBZ] motorhome propane genset from aol?

2017-06-05 Thread Rick Hawkins via Mercedes
Folks i'm working on a propane powered genset generac 2 cylinder NP52g in my spaceship motor home (1992) it starts and runs …. then shuts down after about 12 or so seconds i jumped the propane shutoff valve and applied 12v to the valve and it will stay running it has about 1000 hours i

[MBZ] RICK 123 UPDATE

2018-06-29 Thread Rick Hawkins via Mercedes
FOLKS so i bought a merle germany (made in turkey) prime pump on ebay for $11 delivered what are the options? Bosch from where? India or germany? or uro from asia and not urope i finally installed it when i tried to prime i could see almost nothing but bubbles in the clear tube nothing but

[MBZ] 123 ac and air leak? 300td 82

2018-06-25 Thread Rick Hawkins via Mercedes
Folks i watched the florida mechanic's video on R4 all he said that makes them "mercedes specific" is that they have machined areas around the rear seals which all of the ones i've ever had did have and he just buys them from world pac (some korean ones) no mention of upside down he says use

[MBZ] ip on 123

2018-06-25 Thread Rick Hawkins via Mercedes
Max if it probably isn't the ip why would the ip not be eliminated as a problem? thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins On Jun 25, 2018, at 3:25 PM, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com wrote: >> >> Regarding the fuel issue, agree that a "comes and goes" problem probably >> isn't the IP, but I don't

[MBZ] r4 compressors in 123

2018-06-25 Thread Rick Hawkins via Mercedes
Folks how many of you have an r4 compressor running in a benz? if so, how much life have you been getting out of compressors?? and how many of you are running them say 5 or 6 months of the year as we do in the southeast??? the majority of the few 123 cars i see on the road do not have working

[MBZ] rick 123 stuff

2018-06-25 Thread Rick Hawkins via Mercedes
i called it the wrong thing …. i rebuilt the lift pump about 4 years ago thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins www.javaphoto.com www.javacycles.com LETTERPRESSES FOR SALE www.ricktheprinter.com www.letterpressmachinery.com payment by all major credit cards or by

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 151, Issue 99

2018-06-24 Thread Rick Hawkins via Mercedes
folks i'll look at the alda hose whatever problem i have (i suspect air leaking) comes and goes which is the strange part i just bought another primer pump …. got a meyle for $11.77 i wonder if they are even made in germany? where is the bosch made? they all look chinese now i did flush the

[MBZ] 300TD 123 stuff

2018-06-23 Thread Rick Hawkins via Mercedes
Folks, i'm still driving my 1982 300td when i am not in my isuzu powered spaceship i have two problems The first is not straight forward i seem to have a random lack of fuel problem i'm running diesel and not WVO if i hit the prime pump a few strokes before i start the engine, the car will

[MBZ] 123 prime pumos

2018-06-30 Thread Rick Hawkins via Mercedes
Folks i have generally used bosch prime pumps running waste oil and doing more priming than maybe the norm seems to consume them in a few years they seem to be less effective … maybe the wvo deteriorates the pump rubber previous weak one was a bosch … may still work, i need to find it

[MBZ] TOO MUCH RED

2017-12-30 Thread Rick Hawkins via Mercedes
Folks, i have a wife, who does NOT have red hair … she seems to have left me because i had a GF who has red hair thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

[MBZ] Film

2021-08-18 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks I have made and sold 620 film for at least 20 years … I respool 120 onto original metal 620 spools that I have a secret source for I shot mostly 6x6 in a Hasselblad 1000f since the early 80s … lately I’ve been using a borrowed 500c

[MBZ] Go to it boys

2021-08-03 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks Someone likes this one

[MBZ] 300td manual

2021-08-05 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks I have a 300td with manual ... I think it’s a rust bucket from Detroit Is it valuable? I also have another rusty 300td running and has broken sway link or something so one of the front wheels Angles out at the top I drove it a few blocks a few years ago very carefully Valuable?

[MBZ] New SC HQ

2021-08-06 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks I guess this is going to be my new South Carolina Headquarters, HA I am apparently buying this building for $45k in Denmark  SC https://www.southernrealtyofbarnwellsc.com/-/listing/301852605/400-Cedar-St-Denmark-SC-29042?content_index=300047412=results I think I can store a few cars

[MBZ] Ghia spare tire

2021-08-06 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks As an air cooled vw mechanic for many years, quite a few years back, I remember it was not uncommon for a spare to be difficult to insert or remove. Even in the days when the tires were narrow, the front spare tire spot was often damaged from front in crashes and I can remember banging

[MBZ] Vw problem

2021-08-06 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks The ghia pushrod may be bent? If not a way loose valve adjustment can cause that Remove the rocker arm assembly, check it all reassemble and readjust the valves .006 in Xx r ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Here is a cheap one

2021-11-15 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes

[MBZ] Cheap

2021-11-21 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes

[MBZ] Smart thermo

2022-01-11 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
I’m in love with the nest … what I have at the beach … I have the high end one that Georgia power sold me for about $125 which was close to half price …. It’s prob 3 years old and seems to all be supported on the nest cloud See if your elec company offers any deals Xx rick

[MBZ] This is cheap

2022-01-11 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
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[MBZ] Cheap too

2022-01-11 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
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[MBZ] Cell phones

2022-02-13 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks I had bell south which became ATT for cell phones since 1989 probably to 2021 I was paying a lot …. Like maybe $225 including taxes for three smart phones and an iPad I did a test of T-Mobile …. Ported one of my numbers to them and got a sim …it seemed fine in some of the remote places

[MBZ] Gas prices

2022-03-05 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
This gives you prices https://www.gasbuddy.com/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] Diesel fuel

2022-03-09 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks, I bought diesel about 10 days ago in South Carolina…. Cheaper than Georgia by a little and the price was 3.79 …. I found a bargain yesterday and paid $4.59 but I saw 5.09 somewhere by interstate 95 near Hardeville SC My two cents Xx rick ___

[MBZ] Here’s one

2022-02-12 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
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[MBZ] Does anyone know these folks

2022-03-25 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
https://www.woodsandbarclay.com/ They seem to have some nice cars Guy from them offered me pennies for an 85 300td with about 180k miles …. It’s been sitting but will obviously come back to life Xx rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Registering cars

2022-03-26 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks In Georgia for the last five years, you are charged a tax on the first registration …. $200 for a 2007 Kia Sedona and maybe $500 for a 2004 sprinter ….. I appealed the sprinter since it was cheap and rusty and paid about $250 …. They base that on the nada value or something Subsequently

[MBZ] Could have been disaster

2022-03-31 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks Tuesday, I was hauling a 6700 lb forklift on my rollback isuzu from Tybee to Denmark SC. I thought I had checked everything .. I aired up the 19.5 inch tires and inspected. Right after I reached Ft Pulaski … about a mile on the marsh causeway to Savannah, I heard a POW and flap flap …

Re: [MBZ] Are w123s a major attraction to people?

2022-04-09 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Could you get the seller to give you a power or attorney form so you can get your own title from Nevada in his name … duplicate And maybe another for OK title Georgia DMV has such a form which I have used successfully Xx rick > On Apr 9, 2022, at 11:52 PM, Kaleb Striplin wrote: > > I need

[MBZ] This is pretty great

2023-09-07 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
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[MBZ] Maybe I goofed the link … pretty great

2023-09-07 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Log into Facebookfacebook.comhttps://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/6571304882953155/?Anyway, search for 1968 Mercedes-Benz f20 camper F20On fakebook marketplace___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

[MBZ] OT

2023-09-12 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks I just got a cheap HF mig 110v welder like new from a neighbor … seems a bit crappy with only 2 amp settings … I think 80 and 90 amps …. Why so few Was trying to patch a steel burner from our Viking gas range … apparently the igniter caused a quarter sized blowout in the steel oven bake

[MBZ] Ups claim

2023-10-31 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks Non returnable things are still returnable on ebay if damaged Seller always loses I’m an ebay seller since prob 1996 and I know Still sell about $500 a month Xx rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Trailer theft

2023-11-01 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks Put a tracker on the trailer from AirTag to cheap cellular tracker …. Devices are cheap as is service if trailer is worth anything Or move to a better neighborhood Xx rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Ford diesel

2023-10-29 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks I’m thinking about going to look at a 1983 ford f350 ROLLBACK with some ford diesel engine ….. is that engine something that is likely to work? I just want it to use while I change the transmission on my isuzu Xx rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

[MBZ] Cheap

2023-10-11 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
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[MBZ] Colemans

2022-04-26 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks 50 years ago we always ran our lanterns on amoco white gas …. The high test For the past 30 years or longer I’ve run a shopped off lantern single burner stove on any regular unleaded gasoline from the pump Maybe high test would be better? I’ve never used Coleman fuel unless someone gave

[MBZ] Lunar event

2022-05-15 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks The eclipse is gorgeous and total on tybee island I like that it’s not 3 am in the middle of winter It’s a fine eclipse! Xx rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

[MBZ] Is this priced right?

2022-05-22 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks I’m selling this for a friend https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1564467677271096/?ref=search_code=marketplace_search_story_type=post=browse_serp%3A1020b232-8ed6-4cce-aba9-1b03870c95e9 We sold a similar car about two years ago for $14k Maybe it should go to BAT? Xx rick

[MBZ] Logistics and shipping

2022-07-07 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks, I do logistics and mail & ups all the time, mixed in with the occasional LTL motor freight shipments. I use Endicia (Stamps.com) which is a paid shipping portal for USPS. I used to use FEDEX and UPS with accounts ….. NOW I use www.pirateship.com Pirate Ship is a website which offers

[MBZ] Vacuum hose for 123

2022-06-28 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks What’s the diameter for connector hose for 300d …. 123 cars ….. I’ve been using soft silicone rubber hoseIs it 3 mm ID or??? I know you experts know Thanks Xx rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Diesel Travel

2022-06-04 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks I’m about to go from Tybee Island (Savannah) to above Huntsville, AL in the Isuzu diesel rollback. How much money do I need to borrow? I’m figuring with say $5.50 a gallon diesel I’ll need about $500 to travel about 1000 miles at 12-14 mpg? What are Georgia, SC and Alabama fuel prices?

[MBZ] Diesel travel

2022-06-12 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks, I drove the isuzu rollback from tybee to the Alabama I-20 line then to above Huntsville AL where I grabbed some presses then back to Atlanta and over to Aiken, SC all on Thursday. I rested Friday in Aiken then dropped the stuff in Denmark SC and came home to Savannah … 1050 miles and

[MBZ] More diesel travel

2022-06-12 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
And the trip was hell … I lost an AC belt so was hot and it simply wore me out!! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Rotten tires

2022-05-21 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks I used a brand new 1984 300d spare …. It still had the nubs on it … brand new. This was about 2015 ….. it tore apart after maybe 50 miles Don’t use old tires is my advice … even if they are NOS My 2 cents Xx rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

[MBZ] More on Tesla battery life

2022-07-19 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
https://electrek.co/2021/08/12/tesla-claims-battery-packs-lose-only-capacity-20-miles/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Electric car battery life

2022-07-19 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks I read this https://www.autoweek.com/news/a39713122/predicting-how-much-range-ev-batteries-lose-over-time/ 2-3% a year My daughter used to drive 2 Teslas … a leased S that they turned back in and still has a model 3 with get this … about 80k miles … batteries are great Only maintenance

[MBZ] Peugeots

2022-07-17 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks I drove Peugeots for 20 years Here’s the best of the last ones I have https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1454623288319140/ 706-540-3285 after 2 Pm if you need one I have 4 or 5 left …. Bring a trailer All have good engines and were running when parked Xx rick

[MBZ] Stuck oil drain plug

2022-05-01 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks, I have been attempting to change the 3 gallons of oil in my Isuzu NRR (mercedes content … it will carry a broke down sprinter) for the last day or so … The oil drain plug was Buggered up by previous owner. I tried a wrench and socket … then I tried a pipe wrench and even vice grips ….

[MBZ] Off topic kia

2022-08-21 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks, I never mentioned but I drove the 2007 Kia Sedona to Nahant, MA a couple of weeks ago and picked up a press for a customer, a couple of weeks ago …. I made stops with friends in Richmond and hillsdale, NY then daytripped to Massachusetts …. I dragged the machine on a light trailer …

[MBZ] Ot SNAPPER

2022-08-23 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks, When I was up in McClellanville and cHarleston last week, I picked up a forest gump snapper mower for $50 in Goose Creek, SC It’s probably from the late 80s All four tires were flat but pumped up … one front has a tube and the other doesn’t but it seems to be holding So far, $17.50

[MBZ] Gas convection

2022-10-26 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks We have a yellow 24 inch wide Viking gas range with gas convection oven It’s probably 15 years old and I bought it for $100 from the scrap metal guy … he picked it up on tybee and it was already setup for propane … .I’ve replaced an igniter with a Chinese one I think all the convection

[MBZ] Mini splits

2022-10-14 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks, I’m about to buy and install a 12k btu 220 volt mini split in a house I just bought nextdoor here on tybee island. I’m going to buy a $650 complete kit on Amazon We will see how it goes Install looks pretty simple Xx rick ___

[MBZ] Trailer adapters

2022-08-13 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks Here’s an adapter I don’t think they are rare

[MBZ] Cold on tybee island

2022-12-24 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks It’s cold here …. I think the temp went down to about 25 last night …. We saw 17f about 20 years ago and I know it has not gone below freezing since before 2016! The 2018 heat pump is even trying with heat strip$ and the interior temp is about 55 No fun The water seems to be frozen.

[MBZ] Prevost house

2022-12-26 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks, I think the Prevost is lovely BUT one of my bus company owning friends says that the old Prevost have an environmentally nasty engine … maybe a two stroke diesel Dirty by diesel standards! I’ll stick with my isuzu chassis 1994 Safari Trek … but I pulled the valve body on the

Re: [MBZ] 1999 Mercedes Benz E-320 German Luxury Wagon $3500 - $3, 500 (Brunswick, GA. 50 miles North of Jax)

2022-12-30 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks Are the e320 of that age any good? Do they all have v6 I would buy a wagon one of those if it were white and not black What fuel economy? 18-22 mpg? Do they run a million miles or say 300k without too much troubles? Happy new year Xx rick ___

[MBZ] Sprinter miles

2023-01-05 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks I have a 2006 sprinter with a 1000 lb capacity lift gate with 382,000 miles It’s from Pennsylvania and somewhat rusty …. It drives like a new car and everything works. I’ve had to replace some rusted brake lines and the serpentine belt and tensioner blew up and I replaced an

[MBZ] Cheap one

2022-12-02 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks Here’s a cheap one if it’s a real listing https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/671286157738646/?hoisted=false=browse_tab_code=marketplace_top_picks_story_type=top_picks ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Fire extinguisher

2022-12-19 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks There is a recall on most all Kidde plastic valve fire extinguishers They replaced a couple for me that were old … one was from 1979 or something It still indicated a charge!! https://www.kidde.com/home-safety/en/us/support/product-alerts/recall-kidde-fire-extinguisher/ Xx rick

[MBZ] This is a good deal

2023-01-21 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
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[MBZ] State farm

2023-01-25 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
    > Folks I’ve been with State Farm for probably 35 years … they are ok … at almost 69 I don’t dare consider companies I think I want a cheap E320 wagon preferably close to the coast … Jacksonville FL to Charleston SC say 2002-2005 for about $2500 or so preferably in white …. I think I

[MBZ] 2002 E320 wagon with fries

2023-01-29 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Hey, folks Ok I got my car … I was off on the price …. Had to pay the big bucks, $3k 180k miles … didn’t get white but silver is close Seems pretty good The red haired girlfriend sort of turned up her nose at it but after she drove it 30 min, she said, “this car is like a hovercraft “ … so

[MBZ] E320 with fries

2023-01-29 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Floyd and folks I see I can get shells and keys on big women Floyd if I get another key with electronics can you clone or program it with some of your Mercedes’ electronics? I have a thing to make some sprinter keys … to clone them … Zed Bull it is called If you clone you don’t have to

[MBZ] Tempting e500 in athens

2023-01-30 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks and Floyd, That Athens car looks good If I weren’t still reading the manual for the E320 Hovercraft wagon, I would probably be grabbing that one too But how many cars does one need Xx rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Another one

2023-01-21 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
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[MBZ] Expensive k jet parts kit

2023-03-10 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks Here is the kjet part cheaper

[MBZ] These are cool

2023-03-19 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks Apparently these trucks were a real thing …. Cobbled together by dodge at some coach building place https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1430186544178260/?ref=search_code=null_story_type=post=browse_serp%3Ae7bb7d41-c11a-41a1-872b-295f5998e71c Apparently restored examples have sold

[MBZ] Bonded title

2023-03-18 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks I sold a 2002 Bajaj Chetak motor scooter to some guy in Texas … I had an open title signed by the previous owner …. I mailed it to him and it was apparently LOST in the mail Aparently I can get a bonded title in Georgia … I post a $5000 bond … cost of that is $100 through many services

[MBZ] Stupid e320 question

2023-03-19 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks Here is maybe stupid 2002 e320 hovercraft question …. Are the driver and passenger front seats swappable?I think the drivers back has a busted frame or something on the back and if I could swap them, I could take my time repairing it Speaking of mowers, my running $50 snapper rider

Re: [MBZ] Stupid e320 question

2023-03-19 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
en quiet for a long time since... > > -Curt > > > > > On Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 08:14:51 PM EDT, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > > > Folks > > Here is maybe stupid 2002 e320 hovercraft question …. Are the driver and > p

Re: [MBZ] Stupid e320 question

2023-03-19 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
dle bearings. It's pretty easy to >> pull the housings apart and drill and tap for grease fittings. I did that on >> the Crapsman at camp, it's been quiet for a long time since... >> >> -Curt >> >> >> >> >> On Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 08

Re: [MBZ] Stupid e320 question

2023-03-19 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
te: >>> >>> Seized how like seized in the bearing and won't turn? >>> >>> Generally the spindles are pretty simple arrangements. Most cheap mowers >>> don't have a way to grease the sealed spindle bearings. It's pretty easy to >>>

[MBZ] Antifreeze question

2023-03-15 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks, So what antifreeze for the 2001 e320 hovercraft? I used to use G-05 in the 123 cars …. How about the Preston that works in all cars? https://www.walmart.com/ip/Prestone-All-Vehicles-10yr-300k-mi-Antifreeze-Coolant-1-Gal-Concentrate/16879960?athbdg=L1102 Does it I Even matter in a car

[MBZ] Chain saws

2023-03-03 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks, Most of us agree that Stihl chainsaws are the best so if you are feeling cheap and need a saw, why not just find a used decent Stihl for 1/3 or 1/2 of new price. That’s why I didn’t buy a brand new 2002 e320 hovercraft wagon for $64k Maybe I am just a high wing kind of guy, but I have

[MBZ] High school mercedes

2023-03-05 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks, Our daughter in 2008-12 drove a Peugeot 505 wagon and a 2000 Cadillac and a 300td as well as her own 1983 300d to high school I’ve spent the past three days at probably an hour a day removing the starter from my 2007 Kia Sedona minivan …. It’s in a pretty crazy hard to access location

[MBZ] Dreaded coolant T

2023-03-05 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Someone wrote: Much like the dreaded coolant “tee” in the W140s. When they blew out you didn’t know it had happened until after the engine was lunched, usually. The same thing happened with me and the Kia …. Girlfriend was driving it and dropped me off at the hospital with possible leg clot I

Re: [MBZ] Harbor freight and e320 wagon clustered

2023-03-01 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Jim Yeah … another project …. After I fix the Bajaj motor scooter I just sold and replace the starter in the Kia minivan … which I just located … transmission is mounted sideways with the transmission pan turned vertical parallel to the firewall which is odd … and then I need to finish hooking

[MBZ] Harbor freight and e320 wagon cluster

2023-03-01 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks I bought a harbor freight saws all reciprocating saw, corded, probably in 2002. I figured I could do a few jobs with it Well it moved with me to the beach and is still going strong in 2023 …. It has been used hard on wood nails and metal I think it probably cost $15 on sale … well

[MBZ] E320 hovercraft 2002 wagon

2023-04-17 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks, So I removed the front pan of the E320 hovercraft 2002 wagon this afternoon. After running the engine a while I was able to see that the water leak was coming from the coolant reservoir overflow. The car came with the wrong cap …. I ordered one and was sent a screw on plastic one … I

[MBZ] E320 hovercraft

2023-04-27 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks I guess I have quit on the 2002 e320 hovercraft wagon …. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/949515999560256/ Just as I say in the ad it has too much residual pressure in the cooling system …. I just don’t trust the thing …. It doesn’t overheat and I did do a test for exhaust in

[MBZ] R134a

2023-04-27 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks In Georgia and SC there is all the R134 you want at the Walmart for about $10 a can and at higher prices at FLAPS I have bought and sold lots of R12 on ebay I have bought a lot of R12 by running CL ads and now you would make a wanted ad on FB if you can get it past the censors I’ve

[MBZ] 2002 E320 hovercraft wagon miles

2023-04-25 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks The funky cluster display in the hovercraft shows 323k approximately The car is tight and drives well Xx r ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Cheap enough non turbo 300d

2023-04-15 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/197352813052173/?ref=browse_tab_code=marketplace_top_picks_story_type=top_picks Xx rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

[MBZ] E320 hovercraft wagon

2023-04-15 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks The 2002 E320 hovercraft wagon is still losing coolant … I’m running water. I noticed that the reservoir smells like engine oil … is that a thing with these?? I borrowed one of those pump things to pressurize the cooling system … 15psi is safe? Should I drain and inspect the oil …. It’s

[MBZ] E320 hovercraft wagon coolant loss

2023-04-15 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks, So I prescribed the system and nada … no leaks that I could see, or see on the ground or hear I did this with the car cold I bought a $12 kit of liquid to put in a bag in the reservoir… maybe it has a hole …. It’s supposed to detect hydrocarbons A big woman is supposed to bring it

[MBZ] Walmart 134

2023-04-28 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks The $4.88 Walmart link seems to be old and no stock …. I saw another at 8.88 Xx rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Hovercraft coolant

2023-04-16 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks Someone said maybe there is a rear heater coil in the 2002e320 wagon is there? Do I need to look for it? Where would it be? Under back seat? The car is losing say half a gallon of coolant in 30 miles, probably It seemed to hold 10 psi pressure pretty well … with the test pump …. The

[MBZ] E320 hovercraft coolant saga

2023-04-16 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks I did some more experiments The radiator is dry and looks brand new I idled the car for 15 minutes and SAW no leaks but it is dripping Maybe it’s the lower radiator hose …. Can’t touch it when it’s hot or SEE it leaking I guess I need to get less lazy and remove the plastic pan

[MBZ] Walmart

2023-04-01 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks Savannah has several superstore Walmarts but our closest which is between Savannah and Tybee on Whitmarsh island is a vintage small store Walmart …. It sells beer and fry good groceries, but is not a supermarket or super store …. It makes for a much easier in and out experience. It has

[MBZ] Midnight in the Garden

2023-04-01 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks, My old GF used to go to Jim Williams parties in the 70s and she said they were great. I had another friend who used to do furniture repairs in the basement of the shop, as well. I never met the man. Xx rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

[MBZ] Fluorescent replacements

2023-03-27 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks I’ve been replacing fluorescent lights with led tubes … I buy 3000k temperature which are yellow warm rather than the colder 4000 and 5000 kelvin The tubes I get take 110 volts at each end so you end up cutting out the ballast … I usually just leave them in place …. And then rewiring

[MBZ] Bonded title and e320 hovercraft cooling

2023-03-29 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks Got the Georgia bonded title for the 2002 Indian Bajaj scooter today … about 10 forms but cost was only $100 for online purchased $5k bond … I bought it and the filled out forms were in my email 30 seconds later then $1 for short subscription to a vehicle report service and $28 in tag

[MBZ] An oil thread e320 with fries

2023-02-06 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks I’m still studying manuals on the 2002 e320 wagon. So I see I should use Mobil 1 but what weight ? I would expect to be operating in prob 20f to max of 110f More likely 45-95 f But real cold unlikely So keys work … I have got to polish the headlights they look near opaque … should I

[MBZ] Ali express

2023-02-10 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks I’ve never had a problem paying Ali express and have used them for years …. In general I’d say my dealings with China are always pretty straight Floyd .. I bought a polishing kit like you showed for about $12.50 on Amazon the Ali kit is bigger but I needed to polish now rather than

[MBZ] 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today

2023-02-13 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks, Well the 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today …. I drove it to the Kroger to get a dozen Valentine’s Day roses for the pretty red headed woman … well, no good deed goes unpunished. So, I drove the hovercraft about 8 miles to the Kroger on the next island, uneventfully. Last week, if

[MBZ] 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today

2023-02-13 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks, Well the 2002 e320 wagon with fries sucks today …. I drove it to the Kroger to get a dozen Valentine’s Day roses for the pretty red headed woman … well, no good deed goes unpunished. So, I drove the hovercraft about 8 miles to the Kroger on the next island, uneventfully. Last week, if

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