[AT] Curiosity killed the cat...hole in manifold ... Inspection Camera

[Steve W.]

szabelski at wildblue.net wrote:
> Dean, I’ve never purchased one, but the reviews on the HFT website
> indicate it’s a decent buy. Don’t know how far you have to drive to
> HFT, but if you do decide to buy one, I would check it out in the
> store before you leave. It might save you a trip back to the store to
> return a relatively cheap tool if it’s nonfunctional or defective.
> 
> Carl
I have one of the earlier ones (67890) that came with the smaller camera 
head that will fit into a plug hole. It's been real handy for checking 
for things like internal engine damage, even to look at cams and such on 
newer engines where you can feed it into a valve cover. Or trying to 
look for leaks under other parts. Mine allows both video and photo 
storage on a memory card and does a good job.
My only gripe with it is that the image will likely not be in the same 
orientation because the camera moves around as you bend the neck to get 
it into different places, that can make it difficult to get oriented if 
you don't really know what you should be seeing. My method for that is 
simple though, I use the screen to move it around and get the areas that 
I want in multiple positions and brightness levels and then view the 
results on a computer monitor where I can rotate the image as needed.

Makes things like explaining to a customer why they need to replace the 
cylinder head due to damage from the broken timing parts much easier...


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Steve W.