Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
I'm thinking the Dale did all flavors. -- Peter Arnold Windsor, CT - Original Message - From: "Rich Thomas" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 8:38:30 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A Was Dale a looser? --R On 9/26/2010 8:34 PM, Peter T. Arnold wrote: > BTDT x8 > > Yes, I have the shirt! > > It's a lifesavor, Much like Mobile1 > > -- > Pete Arnold > > "You win some, You loose some and You wreck some! > > -Dale Earnhardt- > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
Was Dale a looser? --R On 9/26/2010 8:34 PM, Peter T. Arnold wrote: BTDT x8 Yes, I have the shirt! It's a lifesavor, Much like Mobile1 -- Pete Arnold "You win some, You loose some and You wreck some! -Dale Earnhardt- ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
BTDT x8 Yes, I have the shirt! It's a lifesavor, Much like Mobile1 -- Pete Arnold "You win some, You loose some and You wreck some! -Dale Earnhardt- On 9/26/2010 1:15 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: Most heart surgery (the easy stuff like what I had) isn't done with a scope, they're doing a flouroscope while they work and watch on a separate TV monitor. Weird to watch especially when you know its your insides they're working in... Sort of like watching somebody work a maze while pushing the line along. -Curt Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 19:17:59 -0500 From: Mountain Man To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dieselhead wrote: Who on the list can come up with a USB camera (Mfgr and model number) that would be small enough (9-10mm dia or less5-6 mm?) ?to pass through the hole in the head where a prechamber goes ?(OM61x and OM60x) to work as a borescope, preferably with onboard light. I would think anyone in the medical equipment biz could arrive at that type of instrument, as in arthroscopic surgery equipment or that other stuff they shove up your groin to examine your heart and do surgery there - that all has lights, action, camera. Cost being no problem. Perhaps with your glow-in-dark doors sources, this type of equipment comes up used from time to time? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
Just Fleabayed borescope and came up with a bunch from Hong Kong, $30 and up. Some with lcd screen integrated. not HD but so what. A 617 and 601/602 NA prechambers have 14mm necks, turbo are 15mm.AFAIK. YMMV Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred On 9/25/2010 10:04 PM, Dieselhead wrote: I was just looking at the camera on the macbook.. It is maybe 3mm dia. that could be put in a .5 thick case and you would have a 4mm dia camera for pretty cheap. The megapixel camera on my motorola cell phone appears to be about 1mm lens dia. Seems to me somewhere in the computer peripherals world there should be a camera and light USB device for around $30. they put video camera on R/C planes. Those have t be pretty small and they are either wireless or record to a microSD card. Whatever that is ought to work, except for the absence of a light. But if you can keep the camera to 4mm dia, then you should be able to get light in with the remaining 6mm You know, I had this idea a few years ago, to make a cheap cam like that for hobbyists, cars, etc. and never really pursued it. I see Harbor Fright has one now for about a $100, has a little display and the cam on the end of a flexible thingie. It looks fairly small, but maybe not small enough for that application. Don't think it has a light. --R On 9/25/2010 8:17 PM, Mountain Man wrote: Dieselhead wrote: Who on the list can come up with a USB camera (Mfgr and model number) that would be small enough (9-10mm dia or less5-6 mm?) to pass through the hole in the head where a prechamber goes (OM61x and OM60x) to work as a borescope, preferably with onboard light. I would think anyone in the medical equipment biz could arrive at that type of instrument, as in arthroscopic surgery equipment or that other stuff they shove up your groin to examine your heart and do surgery there - that all has lights, action, camera. Cost being no problem. Perhaps with your glow-in-dark doors sources, this type of equipment comes up used from time to time? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
What??!! Huh?!! Wilton - Original Message - From: "Craig" To: Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 3:33 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A On Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:22:22 -0700 (PDT) LWB250 wrote: My personal favorite review of this: Excellent Product Review by Tim Leech Very good quality for the price. We use it for home colonoscopies and couldn't be more pleased That's the one I mentioned. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
On Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:22:22 -0700 (PDT) LWB250 wrote: > My personal favorite review of this: > > Excellent Product > > Review by Tim Leech > > Very good quality for the price. We use it for home colonoscopies and > couldn't be more pleased That's the one I mentioned. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
Most heart surgery (the easy stuff like what I had) isn't done with a scope, they're doing a flouroscope while they work and watch on a separate TV monitor. Weird to watch especially when you know its your insides they're working in... Sort of like watching somebody work a maze while pushing the line along. -Curt Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 19:17:59 -0500 From: Mountain Man To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dieselhead wrote: > Who on the list can come up with a USB camera > (Mfgr and model number) that would be small enough (9-10mm dia or > less5-6 mm?) ?to pass through the hole in the head where a prechamber > goes ?(OM61x and OM60x) to work as a borescope, preferably with onboard > light. I would think anyone in the medical equipment biz could arrive at that type of instrument, as in arthroscopic surgery equipment or that other stuff they shove up your groin to examine your heart and do surgery there - that all has lights, action, camera. Cost being no problem. Perhaps with your glow-in-dark doors sources, this type of equipment comes up used from time to time? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
Thats seriously small... A borescope or something they use for surgery. By the time you get that small it looks like you might as well get a proper borescope. Maybe its something you can rent, or do you know a plumber that might have one? Looks like a cheapie on like sells for ~$100 which is cheaper than I'd thought. -Curt Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 16:00:16 -0500 From: Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" A double ATTABOY for Gerry! As long as the list youngsters are talking about cheap technology replacing older expensive technology. Who on the list can come up with a USB camera (Mfgr and model number) that would be small enough (9-10mm dia or less5-6 mm?) to pass through the hole in the head where a prechamber goes (OM61x and OM60x) to work as a borescope, preferably with onboard light. As an alternative, maybe a light or fiber light trnsmitter could be snaked in through the same hole if the camera was small enough. A source for a fiber light transmitter would be good too. On my 80 240D 4 speed project, I'd like to inspect the bores of the supposedly good engine before I stick it in the car. Borescopes are expensive and something that McParts doesnt rent. I don't mind pulling prechambers since I have my homemade JD70 wristpin slammer slide hammer prechamber puller and my homemade prechamber ring wrench Curt? anyone else? If anyone has a NOS 616 headgasket laying around, I can skip this step. But I am trying to cheap out of spending 70-80 bucks on a headgasket just to take a look inside. >Aimed a light at the hole in the housing and put a computer camera >on a block under the car. Sat in the car with a laptop and kept >tapping the starter until I could see the drain plug. Went back >under the car with a wrench and a pan, drained the ATF, pulled >everything out. Done in two trips under the car. >Gerry >'83 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
Lots of positive feedback on the HF site for this item. On person did mention that the camera head was 18mm and not small enough to go through a spark plug hole. My personal favorite review of this: Excellent Product Review by Tim Leech Very good quality for the price. We use it for home colonoscopies and couldn't be more pleased Dan --- On Sun, 9/26/10, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" > Date: Sunday, September 26, 2010, 12:30 AM > really close! > > http://www.etronixmart.com/supereyes-b002-200x-usb-digital-microscope-manual-focusing-p-572.html?osCsid=ad6129ad79c64a005cb54d3ab0bcb58b > > appears to be 7mm dia, with light. only problem is > that it is twice what I'd be willing to spend. Some > other time, it would be worth the price... > > For most of us, this is probably IT. I am just being > a real cheapskate. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
really close! http://www.etronixmart.com/supereyes-b002-200x-usb-digital-microscope-manual-focusing-p-572.html?osCsid=ad6129ad79c64a005cb54d3ab0bcb58b appears to be 7mm dia, with light. only problem is that it is twice what I'd be willing to spend. Some other time, it would be worth the price... For most of us, this is probably IT. I am just being a real cheapskate. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
close, but no bananas: www.geeky-gadgets.com/usb-super-micro-eye-video-camera/ exactly the ticket, but it needs a 17mm hole ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
This one might be it, but I like that $20 price better. These clowns want to sell a micro devise but include no dimensions of the head size or the min hole size. looks like a pake fleabay. A lot of the cameras on phones and computers (and cameras too!) are part of a circuit board, the trick is getting the imager small and at the end of a flex cable of some sort, and the rest of the bits on the hand-held part. --R On 9/25/2010 10:04 PM, Dieselhead wrote: I was just looking at the camera on the macbook.. It is maybe 3mm dia. that could be put in a .5 thick case and you would have a 4mm dia camera for pretty cheap. The megapixel camera on my motorola cell phone appears to be about 1mm lens dia. Seems to me somewhere in the computer peripherals world there should be a camera and light USB device for around $30. they put video camera on R/C planes. Those have t be pretty small and they are either wireless or record to a microSD card. Whatever that is ought to work, except for the absence of a light. But if you can keep the camera to 4mm dia, then you should be able to get light in with the remaining 6mm ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
This is close, but it does not give the dimension. Looks like 10-12mm www.buy.com/prod/new-usb-2-0-mini-camera-webcam-for-pc-laptop/q/sellerid/23962916/loc/101/213271960.html NASTY URL... But you don't count the cost of tools in the value proposition of a car, you cn use them on future cars as well. I'd just install the engine, and see how it runs. if it has low compression, then pull the head. On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: Yeah, but it is $120 bucks. This is a kaleb car at best. OK Don 2001 ML320 1992 300D 2.5T 1990 300D 2.5T 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
A lot of the cameras on phones and computers (and cameras too!) are part of a circuit board, the trick is getting the imager small and at the end of a flex cable of some sort, and the rest of the bits on the hand-held part. --R On 9/25/2010 10:04 PM, Dieselhead wrote: I was just looking at the camera on the macbook.. It is maybe 3mm dia. that could be put in a .5 thick case and you would have a 4mm dia camera for pretty cheap. The megapixel camera on my motorola cell phone appears to be about 1mm lens dia. Seems to me somewhere in the computer peripherals world there should be a camera and light USB device for around $30. they put video camera on R/C planes. Those have t be pretty small and they are either wireless or record to a microSD card. Whatever that is ought to work, except for the absence of a light. But if you can keep the camera to 4mm dia, then you should be able to get light in with the remaining 6mm You know, I had this idea a few years ago, to make a cheap cam like that for hobbyists, cars, etc. and never really pursued it. I see Harbor Fright has one now for about a $100, has a little display and the cam on the end of a flexible thingie. It looks fairly small, but maybe not small enough for that application. Don't think it has a light. --R On 9/25/2010 8:17 PM, Mountain Man wrote: Dieselhead wrote: Who on the list can come up with a USB camera (Mfgr and model number) that would be small enough (9-10mm dia or less5-6 mm?) to pass through the hole in the head where a prechamber goes (OM61x and OM60x) to work as a borescope, preferably with onboard light. I would think anyone in the medical equipment biz could arrive at that type of instrument, as in arthroscopic surgery equipment or that other stuff they shove up your groin to examine your heart and do surgery there - that all has lights, action, camera. Cost being no problem. Perhaps with your glow-in-dark doors sources, this type of equipment comes up used from time to time? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
But you don't count the cost of tools in the value proposition of a car, you cn use them on future cars as well. I'd just install the engine, and see how it runs. if it has low compression, then pull the head. On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah, but it is $120 bucks. This is a kaleb car at best. > OK Don 2001 ML320 1992 300D 2.5T 1990 300D 2.5T 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
Yeah, but it is $120 bucks. This is a kaleb car at best. On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 19:39:53 -0700 Rick Knoble wrote: > I see Harbor > Fright has one now for about a $100, has a little display and the cam > on the end of a flexible thingie. It looks fairly small, but maybe not > small enough for that application. Don't think it has a light. http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?category=&q=boroscope Rick The only item in that category is: http://www.harborfreight.com/wireless-inspection-camera-with-24-inch-color-lcd-monitor-66550.html According to some of the comments, it does have an LED light. Some of the other comments are interesting. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 19:39:53 -0700 Rick Knoble wrote: > > > I see Harbor > > Fright has one now for about a $100, has a little display and the cam > > on the end of a flexible thingie. It looks fairly small, but maybe not > > small enough for that application. Don't think it has a light. > > http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?category=&q=boroscope > > Rick The only item in that category is: http://www.harborfreight.com/wireless-inspection-camera-with-24-inch-color-lcd-monitor-66550.html According to some of the comments, it does have an LED light. Some of the other comments are interesting. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
> I see Harbor > Fright has one now for about a $100, has a little display and the cam on > the end of a flexible thingie. It looks fairly small, but maybe not > small enough for that application. Don't think it has a light. http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?category=&q=boroscope Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
I was just looking at the camera on the macbook.. It is maybe 3mm dia. that could be put in a .5 thick case and you would have a 4mm dia camera for pretty cheap. The megapixel camera on my motorola cell phone appears to be about 1mm lens dia. Seems to me somewhere in the computer peripherals world there should be a camera and light USB device for around $30. they put video camera on R/C planes. Those have t be pretty small and they are either wireless or record to a microSD card. Whatever that is ought to work, except for the absence of a light. But if you can keep the camera to 4mm dia, then you should be able to get light in with the remaining 6mm You know, I had this idea a few years ago, to make a cheap cam like that for hobbyists, cars, etc. and never really pursued it. I see Harbor Fright has one now for about a $100, has a little display and the cam on the end of a flexible thingie. It looks fairly small, but maybe not small enough for that application. Don't think it has a light. --R On 9/25/2010 8:17 PM, Mountain Man wrote: Dieselhead wrote: Who on the list can come up with a USB camera (Mfgr and model number) that would be small enough (9-10mm dia or less5-6 mm?) to pass through the hole in the head where a prechamber goes (OM61x and OM60x) to work as a borescope, preferably with onboard light. I would think anyone in the medical equipment biz could arrive at that type of instrument, as in arthroscopic surgery equipment or that other stuff they shove up your groin to examine your heart and do surgery there - that all has lights, action, camera. Cost being no problem. Perhaps with your glow-in-dark doors sources, this type of equipment comes up used from time to time? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
if there is any there, if doesn't go to the university junk sale. "medical" makes me shudder. That is about like paying DOD prices. $10 for a bandaid with a fancy name. A NEW borescope would be probably 10x cheaper. now if you knew a medial equipment tech at some hospital that does a lot of that kind of surgery, you might be able to cockaroach one camera. I am with the Chairman mao on doctors. I want to stay far away. no med shool at this univ. They probably have that stuff at the vet school, but I have no contacts there, and that stuff doesn't go to the junk sale. I think a new lower end borescope goes for about $300. I'd like to stay in the $30 range or else the new head gasket gets attractive. Dieselhead wrote: Who on the list can come up with a USB camera (Mfgr and model number) that would be small enough (9-10mm dia or less5-6 mm?) to pass through the hole in the head where a prechamber goes (OM61x and OM60x) to work as a borescope, preferably with onboard light. I would think anyone in the medical equipment biz could arrive at that type of instrument, as in arthroscopic surgery equipment or that other stuff they shove up your groin to examine your heart and do surgery there - that all has lights, action, camera. Cost being no problem. Perhaps with your glow-in-dark doors sources, this type of equipment comes up used from time to time? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
Hey, you have some connection with medical types. Maybe you can find out how many uses the little vein cameras get, and then what happens to it.. My guess is the little camera is a throwaway, but is useless without the $5,000,000 machine it is connected to (with the display) And I'd guess the brand X cameras are worthless with the brand y machine and vice versa, so there is no competition for the consumables. You know, I had this idea a few years ago, to make a cheap cam like that for hobbyists, cars, etc. and never really pursued it. I see Harbor Fright has one now for about a $100, has a little display and the cam on the end of a flexible thingie. It looks fairly small, but maybe not small enough for that application. Don't think it has a light. --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
You know, I had this idea a few years ago, to make a cheap cam like that for hobbyists, cars, etc. and never really pursued it. I see Harbor Fright has one now for about a $100, has a little display and the cam on the end of a flexible thingie. It looks fairly small, but maybe not small enough for that application. Don't think it has a light. --R On 9/25/2010 8:17 PM, Mountain Man wrote: Dieselhead wrote: Who on the list can come up with a USB camera (Mfgr and model number) that would be small enough (9-10mm dia or less5-6 mm?) to pass through the hole in the head where a prechamber goes (OM61x and OM60x) to work as a borescope, preferably with onboard light. I would think anyone in the medical equipment biz could arrive at that type of instrument, as in arthroscopic surgery equipment or that other stuff they shove up your groin to examine your heart and do surgery there - that all has lights, action, camera. Cost being no problem. Perhaps with your glow-in-dark doors sources, this type of equipment comes up used from time to time? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
Dieselhead wrote: > Who on the list can come up with a USB camera > (Mfgr and model number) that would be small enough (9-10mm dia or > less5-6 mm?) to pass through the hole in the head where a prechamber > goes (OM61x and OM60x) to work as a borescope, preferably with onboard > light. I would think anyone in the medical equipment biz could arrive at that type of instrument, as in arthroscopic surgery equipment or that other stuff they shove up your groin to examine your heart and do surgery there - that all has lights, action, camera. Cost being no problem. Perhaps with your glow-in-dark doors sources, this type of equipment comes up used from time to time? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Borescope WAS: Auto Trans Diagnosis A
A double ATTABOY for Gerry! As long as the list youngsters are talking about cheap technology replacing older expensive technology. Who on the list can come up with a USB camera (Mfgr and model number) that would be small enough (9-10mm dia or less5-6 mm?) to pass through the hole in the head where a prechamber goes (OM61x and OM60x) to work as a borescope, preferably with onboard light. As an alternative, maybe a light or fiber light trnsmitter could be snaked in through the same hole if the camera was small enough. A source for a fiber light transmitter would be good too. On my 80 240D 4 speed project, I'd like to inspect the bores of the supposedly good engine before I stick it in the car. Borescopes are expensive and something that McParts doesnt rent. I don't mind pulling prechambers since I have my homemade JD70 wristpin slammer slide hammer prechamber puller and my homemade prechamber ring wrench Curt? anyone else? If anyone has a NOS 616 headgasket laying around, I can skip this step. But I am trying to cheap out of spending 70-80 bucks on a headgasket just to take a look inside. Aimed a light at the hole in the housing and put a computer camera on a block under the car. Sat in the car with a laptop and kept tapping the starter until I could see the drain plug. Went back under the car with a wrench and a pan, drained the ATF, pulled everything out. Done in two trips under the car. Gerry '83 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com