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From: cuhulin on 14 Dec 2009 23:37 Infrared thermometer, I bought one for $35.00 at a pawn shop a few months ago. Check out the pawn shops in your area, seriously. I own thousands of very good execellent quality famous name brands of tools that I bought at pawn shops over the years.You might also check out auctions and government surplus sales and the classifieds in your local area newspapers. cuhulin
From: Scott Dorsey on 15 Dec 2009 10:38 Camilo <campascual(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >I'm not totally sure, but he doesn't have much and almost anything >would be welcome, I think. Another oddity here is a timing light. People hardly ever need timing lights these days, but when you need one, you really really need one. And it's something nobody else will give him. You can never go wrong with socket kits, though. And really, really good screwdrivers. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
From: Scott Dorsey on 15 Dec 2009 10:40 Camilo <campascual(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >Is an infrared thermometer of any use to an auto mechanic? Yes! It is one of those things that makes finding cooling system problems a lot easier. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
From: Scott Dorsey on 15 Dec 2009 10:44 Vic Smith <thismailautodeleted(a)comcast.net> wrote: >small tap and die set An excellent idea! Get a good one from Grainger, though, and not one of the cheap Chinese sets. I'm not sure what you can get for $75, though. What kind of cars does he like? If he likes European cars, get the metric set. If he likes BMWs, get him an M24 socket also. Most mechanic's kit sets don't come with a socket that big and it's a thing he'll need a lot of on some of those cars. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
From: Camilo on 15 Dec 2009 12:28
On Dec 15, 6:40 am, klu...(a)panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote: > Camilo <campasc...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > >Is an infrared thermometer of any use to an auto mechanic? > > Yes! It is one of those things that makes finding cooling system problems > a lot easier. > --scott > -- > "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." In looking at the IR thermometers, I see you can spend anywhere between $25 and $500. I have a tiny $25 one that I keep on my boat to shoot the outboard's cylinder heads if I ever think I might be overheating on one side or another, but it's a POS, if you know what I mean. It can give me an idea if they're way out of line but I don't trust it for anything more than that. Is this something that a typical mechanic would spend $500 on, or are the expensive ones for some sort of ultra-special use? Are the ~ $75 ones good enough for troubleshooting car cooling problems? Thanks for all the help guys! PS: my fall back (if I'm told that $75 IR thermos are not good enough) is to box up a collection of handy odds and ends including a couple of different size mirrors, a couple different magnetic and claw grabbers, a mechanic's stethoscope, etc. |