[MBZ] Sprinter Becker code

2021-06-18 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks, I solved the code problem Messaged the ebay seller and he said it’s your lucky day and gave me the code It’s 64211 if you want to steal my radio (I also wrote it in sharpie on the top of the unit. Well, it mounted perfectly, powered up and took the code. I eliminated the adapter harnes

[MBZ] Becker radio codes

2021-06-16 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks I am still alive on Tybee Island I bought a $25 sprinter radio ... Becker with of course no code I am told that there is a .pdf with all the serial numbers and codes, does anyone have that? I hope you are all well Thanks xx rick ___ http://www.o

[MBZ] This 190e cosworth

2021-03-30 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks I posted about this car that I’m selling for a friend 1987 190e cosworth I never saw any comment ... I’m trying to get 14k for the car Here is some video I shot a few days ago https://youtu.be/XDTL5apnl6s In other news I still haven’t cleaned up the rust on the 2004 dodge sprinter

[MBZ] Selling this 1987 190e for a friend

2021-03-14 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/737708810248688/?referralSurface=messenger_lightspeed_banner&referralCode=messenger_banner What is it worth ... it’s not a car from the beach was in NC and Georgia previously I think Spent the day shuffling portable buildings with my rollback It’s

[MBZ] Sprinter breaks itself

2021-02-26 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks, So the 2004 Dodge Benz Sprinter space hauler has been sitting for about two months With the windshield removed while I address the unsealed windshield and the associated Pennsylvania rust. Battery was dead so I charged it. I started it just now and I heard a screech and saw some sm

[MBZ] More rona

2021-02-24 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks, We have had both doses of Pfizer Vaccine. Dose 2 was Thursday and I still feel pretty crappy... mostly just exhausted and achy I’m by Savannah Xx rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscr

[MBZ] Covid and price of cars

2021-02-13 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks Whether you believe it or not, the price of ICE powered cars is really going to keep falling no one is driving much, they don’t have jobs to go to and I think electric cars will be super mainstream so quickly we will be amazed look at the price of fax machines! Our daughter who

[MBZ] My first car

2021-02-03 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks, I learned to drive in a 1951 Plymouth about 1970 ... my father bought it new and I still have it in a field. It had normal theee on the tree manual transmission. My mother mostly, drove that car until probably almost 1980 ... she love hated that car. The first car that I bought was pro

[MBZ] Vw experience

2020-12-07 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks, We had a vw repair shop that started in the same space as my print shop ... the print shop was the name of the printing and the bug shop was the name of the vw operation We ran that from about 1977 to probably the mid 90s but we were done with air cooled stuff probably by 1990. I drove

[MBZ] I seem to be unsubscribed

2020-11-13 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks I seem to be unsubscribed since about 25 October Subscribe unsubscribe Link doesn’t want to go anywhere Maybe someone can fix it ... I was getting digests Thanks Xx rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/arch

Re: [MBZ] New truck but not benz

2020-09-14 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
> On Sep 14, 2020, at 2:23 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > >  In MA all dual rear wheel vehicles require DOT medical except if its a farm > vehicle. > -Curt > >On Monday, September 14, 2020, 1:01:21 PM EDT, Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > >> On Sat, 12 Sep

[MBZ] This is cooler

2020-09-14 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
> > Dan and folks This is a cooler engine kit https://wusaill.com/products/fuel-two-cylinder-four-stroke-nitro-rc-engine-model I believe it actually runs!! Xx rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Uns

[MBZ] 560sl spark plug wires

2020-06-06 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks, I’m sourcing some parts for a friend’s 1987 560sl ... he wants to replace a bunch of ignition parts I can’t seem to find Bosch plug wires Karlyn made in USA? Euro, China I assume? Who has Bosch?? I told him it was better not to change them, than put on some crap. I am messing wit

[MBZ] C41 processing

2020-03-20 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
These folks are great for cheap processing https://www.dwaynesphoto.com/newsite2006/color-neg-processprint.html They were the last Kodachrome processor For b&w these people do a grea t job and deliver HUGE SCANS ... big files for big prints VERY GOOD WORK And in 2020 $$ it is all very cheap h

[MBZ] TYBEE ISLAND

2020-03-20 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks, They want to close Tybee Island to residents only but have not ... the beach is closed Some bars etc are still open which maybe should not be Here is the official story https://www.cityoftybee.org/DocumentCenter/View/2009/Tybee-Emergency-Directive?bidId= Here is a more complicated vers

[MBZ] Cheap 240

2020-02-25 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
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[MBZ] This is cheap

2020-02-19 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
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[MBZ] Lead and CDL

2020-01-29 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Andrew, CDL is commercial as in semi truck license and also requires a medical Dan, the type lead we keep as type ... there is no great market for type so I hoard it up to use when I print something which I do sometimes As for the Linotype lead it sells for at least $2 a lb on ebay ... it is thi

[MBZ] Corona Virus and the price of diesel

2020-01-29 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks Last Thursday night I rented a Penske 2015 Freightliner 26 foot straight truck. I was going to rent the same truck from Enterprise, cheaper I think, but they wouldn’t take my paypal MasterCard also debit card (or cash)! So I went to Penske. So I loaded up my dog, Precious and a bunch of

[MBZ] Sprinter key

2020-01-18 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks, According to the sprinter forum with this Zed Bull device, you can clone your key to an ebay sprinter transponder key blank up to maybe 2008. https://www.amazon.com/Programmer-Zed-Bull-Transponder-Match-110-240V/dp/B081K2R7K6/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1Q2R32G125KFL&keywords=zed+bull+key+programmer&

[MBZ] Keys Benz content

2020-01-14 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks I lost the key to my 2007 Kia Sedona. And the remote. I screwed around and talked to some locksmiths etc who told me a bunch of lies and bullshit Anyway, with some difficulty I got the key code for free from Kia Country of Savannah Then I found a nearby locksmith who made me 2 keys for

[MBZ] Friend selling this in Athens

2020-01-06 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks, a good friend is selling this one in Athens, ga It is his Girlfriend’s car and he is a straight shooter https://athensga.craigslist.org/cto/d/athens-2007-mercedes-benz-e320-bluetec/7050928201.html I’m just throwing it out to you guys Xx rick ___ http:/

[MBZ] Window seal wipes 240 300d etc

2020-01-03 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
> > There are lots of them on ebay Some $10 and some 4 for $75 etc Better than $100 each https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=Mercedes+300d+window+seal&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_sop=15 Xx rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives htt

[MBZ] Mobil 1

2019-12-04 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks, I got my Walmart online ordered 4 x 5 qt Mobil 1 0-40 weight motor oil, yesterday and today they were saying 11 December delivery so I guess there is no shortage! Hey, I have a bunch of 123 cars, mostly wagons, ranging from rusted out hulks to a ratty limousine, stretched in Cali

[MBZ] Mobil 1 shortage

2019-12-01 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
> > Folks I ordered some $20 Mobil 1 from Walmart free shipping to home they said not to expect it till maybe 11 December I can wait it is like 25 or $26 in the small Savannah walmart, in the store ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list ar

[MBZ] Not too expensive

2019-12-01 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks, https://savannah.craigslist.org/atq/d/glennville-1980-mercedes-benz-sedan/7001964607.html https://savannah.craigslist.org/cto/d/savannah-84-mercedes-diesel/7015532520.html And I have a spare car for a rear clip I think the value of these cars is often overstated Xx rick

[MBZ] Cars and trucks

2019-12-01 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
The $1500 sprinter looks like a deal with only 160k miles mine has almost 380k but the issue would be how much rust I hear the rear sprint hangers etc rust out and there is not much repair option for them ... so I hear Xx rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.c

[MBZ] And very cheap tractor?

2019-11-26 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
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[MBZ] This is pretty cheap

2019-11-26 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
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[MBZ] The list

2019-11-19 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks Am I still on the list? Or did y’all all die Thanks xx rick hawkins ___ 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

[MBZ] Dodge mercedes

2019-10-12 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks, So far, the cheap rusty 377k miles 2004 Dodge Sprinter has been pretty perfect. I’ve probably driven it close to 2k miles Uses maybe a tiny bit of oil but that is about it. I replaced all of the rollers and brackets and the rear latch and the inside door handle for a total of about $

[MBZ] It’s not a Benz but....

2019-10-12 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks, I just bought a new to me, Yale forklift ... $1250 in Beaufort, SC The seller is going to haul it over to me at my downtown Savannah warehouse tomorrow. It is pretty ugly but I think it will buff out. It runs well and there don’t seem to be any hydraulic leaks. The starter engages and

[MBZ] Coppertone

2019-09-21 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks I had a 30 inch stove set up for propane (in coppertone) it worked well. After we replaced it with a Yellow Viking it took about 6 months on CL to sell the coppertone one for $125 Xx rick > On Sep 21, 2019, at 2:54 PM, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com wrote: > > Send Mercedes mailing list

Re: [MBZ] 722.3 trans B2

2019-09-18 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks, I replaces a B2 piston probably about 2009 with someone and I remember it being extremely hard to remove from the transmission ... this was with the transmission in the car I would do what it takes to remove and replace it since you are in so deeply Xx rick > On Sep 18, 2019, at 1:18 P

[MBZ] Glasses

2019-09-10 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks I used to buy my reading glasses from the dollar tree ... then they go crappier and the don’t have my current # which is maybe 3.25+ for reading I bought 6 great pairs for reading with the spring year pieces that rarely break from amazon for probably $12 they are good I use zenni for pr

[MBZ] Dorian on tybee

2019-09-05 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks We survived Dorian on tybee island NO FLOODING!! Half the island is without power but we have it Still a good bit of wind. I walked the dog about 1 am. It was windy and I was worried kabout a tree falling on my head but we were ok I hope the storm goes out to see Xx rick _

[MBZ] Rusty sprinters

2019-08-31 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks, I think that Boston $3k sprinter is more rusty than my Mennonite one. And mine has a tommylift big platform gate that is unfortunately only 1000 pound rated When I went to remove the Pennsylvania license plate, I got into a nightmare scenario It was attached with stainless steel ma

[MBZ] Rick dodge sprinter travels

2019-08-28 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks, I flew to Philadelphia yesterday and rode an Uber and a train to Lancaster and picked up the rusty sprinter from my friend. I drove to Winchester, va last night and slept at a rest area in the back. Today I drove from Winchester to tybee island and got home about midnight. The sprinter

[MBZ] 2004 mercedes sprinter

2019-08-26 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks, I just bought a 2004 mercedes sprinter with 377k miles on the clock and some Pennsylvania rIt’s, too actually it is a Dodge, but it is allegedly made in Germany. What motivated me to buy this one is that it has a hydraulic lift gate on the back and the price was $2850. Tomorrow e

[MBZ] Michigan car hoarder

2019-08-11 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks I have had towns breathing down my neck for the last 45 years I get hassles from compliance officers even in Athens every couple of years where I have heavy commercial zoning ( which is now in a bougie trendy area) and here on tybee island just for having stuff that people might not like

[MBZ] How long have I been here

2019-06-04 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
> > Folks I am about to turn 65 this year and maybe don’t remember everything I suspect I bought my 1982 300td probably around 2000 or so That was after 20 years of driving Peugeots I do remember that my now 25 year old daughter and I attended a gathering north of Atlanta when she was a you

[MBZ] R22 freon

2016-06-29 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
you can buy R22 on ebay with free shipping for $500 for 30# there are also often partially full bottles for less per lb thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

[MBZ] safari trek #2

2016-06-11 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
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: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] safari trek #3

2016-06-11 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
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: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] safari trek

2016-06-11 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
here's the beast i bought 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: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

[MBZ] 300TD TRAVELS UPDATE

2016-06-10 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
FOLKS I BOUGHT THE isuzu powered 26 foot safari trek for $1500 we dragged it off of the property with a chain and i got it running it runs and drives well and i am living in it in red level al i still need tires and need to get the charging system working and i need to find a driver like this

[MBZ] 300td travels

2016-06-06 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks, knock on wood, but my 83 300td has been performing flawlessly for the past month mostly on grease, i've driven it from athens, ga to tybee island 260 miles from tybee to millen ga and back 180 miles to new orleans and back to tybee probably 1700 miles including driving around new orlea

[MBZ] bike mechanic i am

2016-06-02 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
we sold and serviced bicycles before motor scooters (for about 20 years) was it randy? call me about the raleigh bike, i love them the most i can tell you what to do 706 540-3285 i can talk you through any repairs but the 3 speed sturmy-archer rear hub … you need some diagrams and likely some p

[MBZ] cleaning tank

2016-04-24 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
i clean tank with a pound or so of lye in cold water and then fill the tank and let it sit for a week i fill from the gauge hole … be sure to remove the fuel gauge and fill till exactly full so you don't mess up the paint etc on the outside of the tank then rinse or you can pressure wash it t

[MBZ] why benz?

2016-04-24 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks i learned to drive in a 1951 plymouth and took my driving test in a 1966 Ford Ranch Wagon with stick shift on the column and overdrive about 1970 Then i mostly drove air cooled VWs with a bad luck Audi 90 wagon and a few american pickups thrown it, for the next 25 years. We even ran a VW

[MBZ] here you go

2016-03-23 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
y'all all need this one http://asheville.craigslist.org/hvd/5483672845.html and what kind of ford is this one http://athensga.craigslist.org/hvo/5491811976.html euro ford?? i like it if it is diesel thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

[MBZ] nissens

2016-03-08 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
the nissens we had was from denmark, i believe not china as someone said as in this website http://www.nissens.com/ thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins \ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or chang

[MBZ] HF aluminum jack

2016-03-08 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Folks i bought one of the HF aluminum jacks probably 9 months ago i'll bet i haven't used it 10 times …. last time i tried (moving some printing presses), the jack would rise with a pump of the handle bit it would not stay up … it went back down immediately the raise/lower valve seems function

[MBZ] leaking radiator

2016-02-28 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
or glue it with water weld i patched several holes on mine a few years ago (82 300td) …. i hit a deer and the fan chewed the radiator up in several places i glued it up and ran it PRESSURIZED for at least a year until i found another had VERY minimal leaking or buy a nissens on ebay, often che

[MBZ] amazon prime

2016-02-23 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
i sell lots of stuff on ebay and on some new items i sometimes let amazon drop ship for me ….. using a gift receipt so the price is not disclosed to the customer often amazon has a lower price than a traditional supplier thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ h

[MBZ] old benz motor home

2016-02-14 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
I sent the motor home ebay listing to my german buddy here in athens. Here's what he wrote: Both Thomas and i knew Uschi Obermeier and Dieter Bockholt , he owned a bar in HH that we frequented . At least we saw them come in and out when they where prepping for their journey Anyway they trav

[MBZ] snow reports

2016-01-23 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
i'm curious about the snow reports in athens, ga we only received about 1/4 of an inch of snow maybe 7 pm last night my father got about 2 inches in SC, just east of Augusta, GA (and south of us here) i spoke to someone in Greenwich Village NYC and he said it only looked like about 8 inches o

[MBZ] turbo rebuild

2016-01-19 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
We rebuilt the turbo on my 1982 300td. I bought a cheap kit somewhere …. amazon maybe or ebay and we followed some online videos They are fairly hard to take apart. You need to be very careful. I used a lot of soaking in 50/50 acetone & ATF to loosen bolts. Hard to clean (we used ultrasonic ma

[MBZ] loudness

2016-01-17 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
i have some 123 cars and i'd say they are pretty loud …. and i do adjust valves and mess with injectors from time to time i think i may have an exhaust leak …. maybe another failed flex pipe, from the turbo to the pipe …. on my main 300td i replaced it with a used part a few years ago i need t

[MBZ] gelling WVO & diesel prices

2016-01-11 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
Well in athens, ga the temp was down to about 24F last night. My 300td had 100% wvo in it and i was able to start it at about 42F around lunchtime. I'm sure the fuel was still colder. This evening i bought 5 gals of diesel for $2.09, at a local shop. It can probably be found for $1.95 or less ar

[MBZ] bunch of cheap cars

2015-12-22 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
https://savannah.craigslist.org/search/sss?sort=rel&query=mercedes%20300td 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: http://mail.okieben

[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 ___

[MBZ] horoscope $11

2015-12-18 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
tell me your birth date / time / location and sun sign and i'll sell you a horoscope for $11 think how much you can save over the H Freight model thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins www.javaphoto.com www.javacycles.com LETTERPRESSES FOR SALE www.ricktheprinter.com www.letterpressmachinery.com ___

[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 www.javaphoto

[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] 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 opti

[MBZ] those germans

2015-11-30 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
impressive i would fly it although it is lacking in redundancy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDcpwhhUFAo thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery o

[MBZ] is this cheap?

2015-11-28 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
http://athensga.craigslist.org/cto/5304441173.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: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/m

[MBZ] name of the list

2015-11-25 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
maybe we need to change the name of the list to the okiebenz film scanning & letterpress 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] scanning negs

2015-11-24 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
folks i use nikon 4000 scanners for 35mm negs (firewire interface) and actually have good luck scanning 120 negs with an epson v500 flatbed scanner (usb) with backlight mostly using vuescan (on macs) i am generally making highest possible res (read HUGE FILES) which i then print on a 17 inch

[MBZ] saw this on another list free 300td 1987

2015-11-22 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
4aRe: 1987 300 TD wagon for sale Sat Nov 21, 2015 4:56 pm (PST) . Posted by:"Jerome Kimberlin" jkimberln I know it is bad form to reply to my own email, but I've received no interest whatsoever from anyone about this car. It appears that no one wants it so it's going off to be sold as scrap unles

[MBZ] amoco white gas

2015-11-21 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
folks amoco white gas as sold in SC and georgia in the 60's and 70's was high test and lead free i always ran it in coleman stoves without problems here's what wikipedia says: American Oil chose to continue marketing its premium-grade "Amoco-Gas" (later Amoco Super-Premium) as a lead-free ga

[MBZ] 10,000 W

2015-11-19 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
walmart has it http://www.walmart.com/ip/37547928?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=227025807150&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=52400709735&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=79486368615&veh=sem probably a small bottle same on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/OFNA-Silicone-Diff-Oil-10-000-Wt-OFN10235/401017836988?_trksid=p2047675

[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 back

[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&field-keywords=kill+a+watt&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Akil

[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, Spain

[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 upcom

[MBZ] letterpress hauler

2015-10-29 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 nices

[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 i

[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 http://www.okiebenz.com/

[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 been

[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 archives

[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] some punks

2015-09-30 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 co

[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 Unsu

[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] testing my 300td AC

2015-09-27 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 http://www.autohausaz.c

[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 f

[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 un

[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 b

[MBZ] latest 1982 300td ac saga

2015-09-07 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 ex

[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 out

[MBZ] BEHR 300TD R4 COMPRESSOR

2015-08-13 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 min

[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 IS

[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 und

[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 hav

[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. Y

[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] 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] 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: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailm

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