[MBZ] trailer hitches

2014-08-22 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks wasn't someone on the list making so 123 …. 300td trailer hitches? thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins www.javaphoto.com www.javacycles.com LETTERPRESSES FOR SALE www.ricktheprinter.com www.letterpressmachinery.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

[MBZ] 300td 1982 turbo travails

2014-08-25 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks Well despite lots of injector etc maintenance my 300td has been getting weak. We did a compression test and got something like 420 on all cyls, so that is good. I knew i had an exhaust leak. I had thought it was the flex pipe, but alas inspection revealed that my exhaust (and intake

[MBZ] turbo rebuild

2014-08-28 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Since the manifolds and turbo are all off, we took the turbo apart. It was full of carbon crab but the vanes look good i'm going to install a $40 ebay kit. Have any of you ever done it? results? thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

[MBZ] erg block off plate for 300td 123

2014-08-28 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
what can i get an erg block off plate kit? thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] 300td 1982 turbo rebuild

2014-09-11 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks My 82 300td had been running like crap. The intake and exhaust manifolds were falling off … three nuts were missing out of 7 We pulled it all apart. Everything was full of soot. LOTS OF SOOT. I've been covered in grease and carbon black for days. We cleaned it all. Since the turbo

[MBZ] turbo update 82 300td

2014-09-11 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks Well, i drove the car today It runs really well and is so quiet that i can again hear the turbo whine …. i think i could even get a speeding ticket, now … as always on WVO MUCH IMPROVED we'll see how the turbo does. I was dripping a few drops of oil on the lower drain side, but

Re: [MBZ] turbo update 82 300td

2014-09-11 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
...@nc.rr.com wrote: ATTABOY! Wilton - Original Message - From: Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 8:22 PM Subject: [MBZ] turbo update 82 300td Folks Well, i drove the car today

[MBZ] 1982 300td orlando, fl for parts or repair

2014-10-02 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
A woman i met in florida has a 1982 300td orlando, fl for parts or repair i think it's at a soon to be closing garage …. has rust and alternator issues, etc she mentioned that she'd done a bunch of work on the sls … who knows what it is i think the car is from NY and i think that's where she

[MBZ] 1982 300td for parts repair orlando, fl

2014-10-03 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
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[MBZ] 1982 300td travel

2014-10-05 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks I went on another jaunt in the 82 300td that we recently reattached the mini folds on and rebuilt the turbo and replaced the oil pan and turbo drain seals etc. Left friday afternoon for washington dc hauling a load of valuable paintings and prints from a recent art show here. Went to

[MBZ] 300td travels mileage on WVO

2014-10-05 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
I don't really know my mileage my odometer doesn't work right ….. it occasionally adds a mile altho the speedo is fine. started out full, went about 1200 miles according to google, maybe 1240 miles I hauled 12 X 5 gals of wvo but all weren't accurately filled … some full, some down an inch

[MBZ] freon 12

2014-10-06 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks i swear by R12 i love it in my 300td here's some on ebay http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?clk_rvr_id=709025282435_from=R40_sacat=0LH_BIN=1_nkw=freon+12+30+lbs_sop=15 there is usually a lot of it on craigslist here's some for $15 per pound in atlanta

[MBZ] a better deal R-12

2014-10-06 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
this is a deal http://nwga.craigslist.org/mat/4663010816.html but 90 miles away, more or less thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

[MBZ] led at the range

2014-10-23 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks I recently read numerous stories concerning lead poisoning at ALL INDOOR gun ranges. Google it. I think they are true stories. i mess around with a lot of printing lead, but think i'm ok for the exposure. Mercedes content. I'll be installing the two new go form tires on daughter's 300d

[MBZ] carbide cannons

2014-10-28 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
I had several big bang cannons in the mid sixties or so i received a small one for christmas and then traded for a large one with a friend it seems they still make them the same way … out of cast iron … only the prices have changed i used to use carbide from a welding supplier i suspect my

[MBZ] the DOT

2014-11-11 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks i have a pretty good knowledge of the DOT. I have an Isuzu NPR which is over 10,000 lbs GVW. I am NOT required to have a CDL because it is under 26,000 lbs and does not have air brakes. I AM required to have a DOT medical (which you can get from certain chiropractors) I went to one and

[MBZ] yahoo problems

2014-11-19 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks, I have a strange problem with email all of the messages i've sent to yahoo.com email addresses have bounced with this message from aol Email Returned Something went wrong. We were unable to deliver your message to the following address x...@yahoo.com because:

[MBZ] hi miles

2014-11-19 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks Our daughter's 300D turbo 1984 has about 392,000 miles and a working odometer it runs well she got a bunch of the grill mileage badges from mercedes thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] espresso machines

2014-11-25 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks I started my espresso career in the late '70's with a La Chimbali restaurant sized single group machine that i brought home from portugal. Then we had a Ranchillio and a Boema (oddly made in australia) Along the way i picked up a huge 2 group automatic machine made in France, oddly …

Re: [MBZ] Espresso machine

2014-11-28 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks I'm not much of a grinder man. When i used to sell a lot of coffee, in the 70's on into the late 90's we always served Cafe Bustello. Turn up your nose at it all you want, but it will make you a good cup of espresso or cappuccino. I generally drink cappuccino and am drinking one as a

[MBZ] MOV for the deer

2014-12-06 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
this is cheap http://www.ebay.com/itm/Heavy-Duty-MOV-Surge-Protector-2160484-/400814042833?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item5d5260eed1 $1.99 and free shipping thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] benz toyota

2014-12-13 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
folks I had a call from a friend who wants the engine from a spare 1982 300d i have. He wants to put it in a toyota pickup .. he says there are kits, etc to do it i think they mate the benz engine to the toyota transmission he and a friend plan to do two of them over the next few months

[MBZ] making things

2014-12-20 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks i'm making some hats for gifts i have made a lot of them in the past they are sort of pillbox, like a muslim hat ….round top piece and side piece that goes around your head sewn together on a sewing machine i use corduroy and other heavy fabrics … they are comfortable and warm thanks,

[MBZ] great christmas deal

2014-12-22 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
for someone http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/cto/4763457922.html or a typo with an extra zero xx rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Coffee Bodum Vacuum

2014-12-28 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks I know vacuum pots well my mother had a few in the 60's and i used to use the Silex units they are pricey now you can put one together by buying parts on ebay

[MBZ] another manual 240d

2015-02-04 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/4798187002.html there seem to be a lot of them thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] 300td pretty cheap

2015-02-04 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
http://asheville.craigslist.org/cto/4849353885.html with the dreaded WVO conversion, but a good system for that pretty cheap and low miles i'd say average condition 123 cars are really pretty cheap at this point in the southeast thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins

[MBZ] manual 240d fs

2015-02-04 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
saw this in atlanta http://greenville.craigslist.org/cto/4867853530.html or i guess it's in greenville, sc thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

[MBZ] another cheap 240d

2015-02-04 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
slushbox http://atlanta.craigslist.org/wat/cto/4797833797.html cheap thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] low miles on a 300d turbo

2015-02-04 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
http://athensga.craigslist.org/cto/4874243628.html another 123 right here in athens i just don't need any thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins \ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

[MBZ] high school and college cars

2015-02-02 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks I have come onto many interesting cars. When i was about 15 or 16 i bought a Renault 4CV (looks like a morris minor with suicide doors in the front) that was sitting behind a house in Aiken SC. I got the title and the car showed only about 20,000 miles. I paid $20. I STILL have the car

Re: [MBZ] high school and college cars

2015-02-02 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
=50LH_SALE_CURRENCY=0_from=R14%7CR40_sacat=0_nkw=renault+dauphineLH_PrefLoc=3_sop=3rt=nc On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Folks I have come onto many interesting cars. When i was about 15 or 16 i bought a Renault 4CV (looks like

[MBZ] microwaves

2015-01-15 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
here's a lovely vintage microwave that i have down on tybee i'll ship at cost for any list member who wants to go back to the past i suspect it's at least 30 years old … works fine thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins www.javaphoto.com www.javacycles.com LETTERPRESSES FOR SALE www.ricktheprinter.com

[MBZ] singer 242

2015-01-15 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca Subject: [MBZ] OT Calling Jim Cathey (and other smart folks) Date: January 15, 2015 1:01:39 PM EST To: Jim Cathey jim.cathey...@gmail.com, Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com What do you know about sewing machines? My younger daughter-in-law

[MBZ] alternator bolt?

2015-01-20 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
is this the part that all the discussion is about? seems cheap enough on ebay, twenty bux delivered what do the teeth do on it? do i have this on an 82 300td?

Re: [MBZ] singer 242

2015-01-15 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Adler machine made in Germany. I will be using it for auto upholstery which I know nothing about yet. Ironically, the machine came from a factory in Lewiston, ME that manufactured welding blankets:) Sent from my iPhone On Jan 15, 2015, at 4:05 PM, Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes mercedes

[MBZ] transmission line

2015-01-20 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks i need the transmission to transmission cooler (radiator) line on the passenger side RIGHT for my 1982 300td …. i think the part is the same on a 300d for a number of years i think it is part number 123 270 4796 anyone got a good used one mine is not well supported and has rubbed

[MBZ] cold in athens, ga tonite 2 great iPhotos

2015-02-18 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
P1040694 P1040696 ___ 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 All posts are the result of

[MBZ] 240d overheating

2015-02-19 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks about the overheating 240d did you ever do a citric acid cleanse? they all have a lot of crud in the cooling system then i'd replace radiator and then water pump assuming the thermostat tests good in boiling water thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___

Re: [MBZ] 240d overheating

2015-02-19 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
On Feb 19, 2015, at 3:23 PM, Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Folks about the overheating 240d did you ever do a citric acid cleanse? they all have a lot of crud in the cooling system then i'd replace radiator and then water pump assuming

[MBZ] stalk 300d

2015-01-28 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
here's one on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-Turn-Signal-Wiper-Cruise-Control-Switch-Arm-R107-W116-W123-W460-/291365913207?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessoriesfits=Model%3A300Dhash=item43d6c30277vxp=mtr thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___

[MBZ] used cessna oil

2015-01-31 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks I used to use my used cessna oil from a C-150 in some of my peugeots …. it would only have 25 hours on it. thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

[MBZ] espresso machine vibrator

2015-02-13 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
I don't think the pumps run on a rheostat here's a rebuild tutorial http://www.instructables.com/id/Rebuilding-an-ULKA-Vibratory-Pump-Espresso-machin/ i've never had luck at repairing them here's another set of links http://ulkapumprepair.blogspot.com/ the ulna is the one in the machines i

[MBZ] benz parts

2015-03-18 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
got this address from someone who was selling parts on ebay now only from his own site, he says http://benzbonz.biz/store/ lots of used parts thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

[MBZ] shooting .22

2015-03-18 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
here is some of what may be available http://www.cci-ammunition.com/products/pestcontrol_specialty.aspx thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

[MBZ] my friend from brooklyn

2015-03-07 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
this is my friend Monika, a singer from Brooklyn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMiESiT4yI0 the video was shot in her red maybe 1983 300d turbo which she often runs on WVO thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] back on the list

2015-03-25 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
i seem to be back on the list thanks xx rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] this CL ad is mine

2015-03-03 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/eat/cto/4912896586.html we have too many cars massive 123 sell off of mostly rusty cars some are mine and some belong to friends thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins www.javaphoto.com www.javacycles.com LETTERPRESSES FOR SALE www.ricktheprinter.com

[MBZ] rust free new york 300td ac blows ice cold all winter

2015-02-22 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
it's not all that nice, but since you lust after the 1985 ones so you need to buy it the engine seems to run well considering it was out of fuel we added a gal of diesel and i pumped the primer but didn't bleed it and we got it started with a decent battery (ours) at about 34 F it seemed

Re: [MBZ] bought this lovely 300td 1985 today

2015-02-20 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks bought a lovely 300td 1985 today very cheaply i sent a small photo to the list, but my pix never seem to get thru anyway, it's a rust free new york car HA HA it even has a busted off sway bar end it hadn't been run for a year or more … and was out of fuel we added a gallon of diesel

[MBZ] bought this lovely 300td 1985 today

2015-02-21 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
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[MBZ] first car

2015-01-29 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks The first car i ever drove was about a 1945 jeep out in the mountains of Colorado. I learned to drive mostly on a 1951 plymouth which my father bought new and i still have in the field. MY first car was a 1962 VW bus. I bought it for $50 and rebuilt the engine myself. I got stuck with

[MBZ] mowers and 123 AC

2015-04-26 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
I don't do all that much mowing, fortunately. I have a honda powered self propelled push mower that is ok …. i bought it for $75 in SAV. As for a lawn tractor, i'd go with a $1000 or $1500 kubota diesel mower … altho i know few specifics, i know lots of mini farmers with kubota stuff and they

[MBZ] 123 ac and mowing

2015-04-27 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
buy a used diesel kubota as someone posted to the list thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] i'll trade for a leaf pious or honda insight

2015-04-27 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks i'll be happy to trade 2 or 3 rusty project 300 TD cars for a pious insight or leaf i'd love to have one to play with thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

[MBZ] 123 300td AC

2015-04-27 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
So, we removed the frozen compressor (new 4 seasons ago or less) We flushed about half the system with printing blanket/roller wash and blew it out we added about 8 oz of mineral oil to the compressor and the new drier We installed a new $152 ebay compressor and the amazon $11.50 drier (Behr

[MBZ] cheap pod

2015-05-10 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
here's a cheap pod http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-C-VACUUM-ELEMENT-FOR-MERCEDES-123-800-31-75-Behr-/181401650571?hash=item2a3c61858bvxp=mtr thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins www.javaphoto.com www.javacycles.com LETTERPRESSES FOR SALE www.ricktheprinter.com www.letterpressmachinery.com

[MBZ] biodiesel anyone

2015-05-17 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
This video is almost exactly how my operation is …. except we run WVO thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins On May 16, 2015, at 4:40 PM, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com wrote: From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net Subject: [MBZ] Biodiesel anyone? Date: May 16, 2015 10:46:49 AM EDT To: Mercedes

[MBZ] nook charger

2015-05-13 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
there are lots of variations on nook chargers on ebay from about $2 in china to maybe $8 here search nook charger thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

[MBZ] 123 accumulators

2015-05-13 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
i think the nitrogen cells can be shipped, but just not by AIR, supposedly they have come ground from autohausaz and from someone i bought them from on ebay thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins www.javaphoto.com www.javacycles.com LETTERPRESSES FOR SALE www.ricktheprinter.com

[MBZ] dropped again?

2015-05-20 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
is the list working? i don't seem to be getting anything (in digest) thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] splitting

2015-06-09 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
i'm selling a bunch of these for a friend you bolt them to a jacked up powered car wheel with the tire off and run the car to split THEY ARE CRAZY MAN!! look for stickler and youtube videos thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

[MBZ] tin roof, rusted

2015-06-09 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
folks, i asked one of the b-52's about the tin roof, rusted …. we'll see what he says ( i messaged him) i had never even thought about it meaning more than the obvious rusty tin roof of the love shack thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

[MBZ] tin roof rusted b-52 (band) not plane

2015-06-09 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
OK here's what keith from b-52's remembers about the line in the song Hey! You know, that was Cindy's line and as far as I know it came about simply because we were jamming and I suddenly stopped the tape of music and Cindy continued her line, Tin roof rusted! She never mentioned it being

[MBZ] rusty wagons 300td

2015-06-15 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
and i have some rusty wagons 300td etc thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] window rubber wipers

2015-06-11 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
I also need the window brushes (L and R) that scrape dew/rain water off the windows. OEM costs $75 vs. $12 for a knockoff. Seems like quite a spread. Is itworth the difference? i would put a new cheap one on and see how long it lasts just try one and watch it i doubt if the oem lasts 6

[MBZ] ac compressor failure 300td 1982

2015-08-12 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks my perfect running 3 month old R4 compressor failed today. AC had been running for maybe 2 minutes and i was going probably 10 mph. Outside air temp about 90f. As i started off i heard and explosion POW and i assumed i had had a blowout, then i saw a puff of oil smoke come out from

[MBZ] cdl or not

2015-06-29 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks i know a fair bit about the DOT it'squite complicated, sort of like the FAA (the dot is not happy until you are not happy) to drive my isuzu npr (about 12,000 gross) i have to have a dot number and a dot program i have to have a dot medical (like the faa) every 2 years …. $45 at a

[MBZ] DOT REGS

2015-06-30 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks, this reg is new to me It is possible that occasionally you may not use a truck in commerce at all. You may be moving your personal belongings to a new house or, as a hobby, you may be taking your horses to a horse show. As long as the activity is not in support of

[MBZ] sprinter glow plugs

2015-08-02 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
The sprinter folks have a problem with glow plugs getting stuck in the heads … maybe aluminum heads? So i think the rule is if you can get a glow plug OUT replace it. I read a sprinter list and there seems to be no end of complicated problems with those vehicles. thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins

[MBZ] talking about lead

2015-08-02 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks I've been working on selling a couple of TONS of Linotype type lead (lead, antimony tin alloy) which seems to be desirable for bullet casting. I've been getting $2/lb plus usps flat rate shipping charges and i am probably selling 100 lbs a month. i'm surprised that is sells so high.

[MBZ] propane

2015-08-03 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
wilton they should NEVER have filled a tank they thought was leaking tag the tank as leaking valve and swap it at the walmart for $18 they don't care and don't fill them, they just ship them back somewhere if you tag it you are doing your job i swapped out all my old found tanks that don't

[MBZ] 300td compressor failure

2015-08-13 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
this is the part number for the one i bought http://www.summitracing.com/parts/fss-58228 and the one i bought had mercedes as the correct application i think the business about SPECIAL MERCEDES COMPRESSER is an old wive's tale unless someone can show me some good documentation remember it

[MBZ] BEHR 300TD R4 COMPRESSOR

2015-08-14 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
someone wrote http://www.eeuroparts.com/Parts/54627/A-C-Compressor-490F100/ that compressor looks just like the 4 seasons that slipped the sleeve on me See the tab in the rear in that bends over to retain the steel cover ….. that was bent out straight on mine i pushed the sleeve back on mine

[MBZ] cheap 300cd

2015-07-22 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
not mine http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/cto/5113380404.html thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] 1982 300TD TRIPPING TO FLORIDA

2015-07-26 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks, I few weeks ago dragged a letterpress down to our place on tybee island and cleaned it up and printed a few business cards on it. Some kids called me from St Augustine Beach and were looking for a press. I told them to come see me on Tybee. They drove up to Tybee and tested the machine

[MBZ] deutz

2015-07-17 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks i have a 5 cylinder air cooled deutz engine in an Iveco 1981 Z100 (pantechnicon body) i bought it in 1991 and used it for about 20 years. I put a clutch in it but that was about all … a VERY trouble free engine It's loud and probably 18 to 22 mpg in that truck I sold it about 2 years

[MBZ] letterpress hauler

2015-10-30 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
folks, > http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/cto/5280895560.html that's a good looking truck …. but a bit large for my taste ….i'm guessing it's a 22 or 24 foot body and probably at least 20,000 GVW? i'll bet it takes some fuel. I also haul presses in a 1992 isuzu NPR (running on WVO). The

[MBZ] more letterpress hauer

2015-10-30 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
i forgot to mention … i had a 2,000 lb lift gate installed on the back of my isuzu the gate is the folding tuck under style but it is REALLY TRICKY to use with a press it is EASY to flip a machine off of the gate. I haven't done it but i am really careful what i do with the gate on the

[MBZ] kill a watt meter

2015-11-01 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks the library on tybee island lends a kill a watt meter maybe many libraries have them? i don't know or you can buy one it looks like there are a lot of them now available cheaply http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps=kill+a+watt=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Akill+a+watt

[MBZ] what kind of job needs a sawzall?

2015-11-06 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Someone asked: what kind of job needs a sawzall? just about anything that needs to be cut i've trimmed a 300td exhaust pipe with a sawzall and i cut an 1895 house in half with one about 20 years ago (we were moving the house). I just followed a board down the hall …. seriously ! We but it

[MBZ] single payer health insurance

2015-10-31 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
here's a good liberal article that says why we should have single payer health insurance http://www.salon.com/2015/06/26/americas_health_care_system_is_still_broken_why_single_payer_is_the_only_thing_that_will_ever_fix_it/ most western countries can manage it Canada, UK, France, Portugal,

[MBZ] 123 limousine

2015-10-19 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
the tulsa limousine is almost as nice as the one we have here in georgia 100k miles, more or less http://atlanta.craigslist.org/eat/cto/5263022270.html thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] limousine

2015-10-19 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
did y'all understand that we HAVE the limo that's for sale in athens. It's in my field and i assume it's some californic conversion i can't imagine using it as a press hauler …. if you cut the roof it would really have no strength but it IS a cool image (with the jib crane, of course) i think

[MBZ] lead

2015-10-17 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks I have a lot of lead as in several tons of Linotype metal (4% Tin, 12% Antimony and 84% Lead) It is in the form of standing type forms (strips of type) and is clean and ready to melt to make sinkers or bullets. I think the bullet people like the hardness of the alloy. I have mostly

[MBZ] 123 power windows

2015-10-10 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks 123 power windows do fail I've probably replaced 3 driver's side regulators on my 1982 300td over maybe 12 or 14 years Granted, the 2 replacements were also used units thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

[MBZ] sls

2015-09-01 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Andrew i've speculated about blackness in the sls oil i have it but don't worry about it the black could also come from the deteriorated hose you can change the seal on the back of the sls pump i have one that i've never gotten around to doing (out of the car) and have been running a pump

[MBZ] latest 1982 300td ac saga

2015-09-08 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks, i did a stupid thing but it;s fixed now. After the r4 ac compressor blew its housing a month ago, i had to fix it. I bought a compressor on amazon and a receiver drier on ebay or somewhere and found some more straight mineral oil and assorted seals and orings and etc. I went to my ac

[MBZ] some punks

2015-09-30 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
i didn't call the cops because no one needed to get shot offer broken glass neither me not the perps if they could even be identified thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

[MBZ] some punks

2015-10-01 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks we had a spare driver's glass in our boneyard, so after lots of vacuuming of glass fortunately it wasn't even in a door, so i just grabbed it once at home so i could drive to the office and again when i had the door opened up, i installed the new piece it goes up and down with only a

[MBZ] some punks

2015-10-03 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
just came down the street and were banging on cars and knocking trash cans over i looked out and watched them bust the driver's window of my benz i yelled at them and chased them off down the street i think it was white kids maybe even a guy and a girl i was going to call the cops but couldn't

[MBZ] more testing my mercedes 300td AC

2015-09-27 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks So i did some inspection on the dead battery when it didn't respond to charging overbite The top side was blown out on the positive side. A check with a meter indicated that i was charging at about 16+ volts I grabbed my trusty Uro voltage regulator from the glove box and installed it

[MBZ] testing my 300td AC

2015-09-28 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
So, i found a meter and the Uro voltage regulator is charging correctly And so, i shouldn't use a $6 Uro voltage regulator because it is no good and a german Bosch regulator failed and cooked my battery? I see there is a Hueco brand …. who is that? says made in germany

[MBZ] some punks

2015-09-30 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
just came down the street and were banging on cars and knocking trash cans over i looked out and watched them bust the driver's window of my benz i yelled at them and chased them off down the street i think it was white kids maybe even a guy and a girl i was going to call the cops but couldn't

[MBZ] florida winter Q

2015-09-20 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks i could be persuaded to go down to florida in say jan feb march…. try to plan it not on spring break holiday times, i guess i'm considering getting a vintage early 90's RV … specifically an isuzu npr chassis Safari Trek 1991 isuzu chassis and 1992 model trek. The one i'm working on has

[MBZ] testing my mercedes 300td AC

2015-09-24 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks i've been out testing the 82 300TD AC and car. I replaced the r4 compressor again about 2 weeks ago. Last week i dragged a 1500 lb printing press to Tupelo, MS from athens, ga relatively uneventfully. As i left there i had no vacuum or boost on the brakes. Fortunately, the trailer was

[MBZ] B-52

2015-12-05 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
This is interesting http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/us/b-52s-us-air-force-bombers.html?mwrsm=Facebook thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

[MBZ] 25% harbor freight

2015-12-09 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks, as a christmas (or hanukkah which is ongoing now) or kwanza or new year gift, i have the rare 25% off harbor freight coupon email me directly and i will email it to you it was emailed to me from HF so that should work fine it's only good for a few days, so you'll have to shop between

[MBZ] yellow grease price

2015-12-13 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks yellow grease HAS a current price …. friday in the midwest it was about 18.5 cents a lb (about $1.41/gallon) a year ago it was about 27 cents a lb I was talking to someone about buying 1100 gallons from me at $1/gal just to scare up some cash thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins

[MBZ] amazon prime

2015-12-21 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
you know that if you have a friend with a paid amazon prime, they can give away one of two prime memberships ….. they don't include the video services but do give the prime shipping i have a rich friend in san francisco who shares it with me thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins

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