At first I thought this was a good idea, but then I realized that it's not..... to tell her, I mean.... if she thought I was making money on the side, she would be out spending it, even if I wasn't really making any. Need to come up with something else... nice try, though.

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Richard

"Die Schadenfreude ist die reinste Freude"

They threw me out as a hopeless tool addict.
To find a bore scope cheap, check with medical supply firms, hospitals and doctors.
I got one from a doctor when he closed his office; it fell from a hoist, eight years ago.

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Prototype R&D/testing:
Thermal & Aerodynamic System Engineering (TASE) Senior vehicle instrumentation technician.
Noise Vibration and Harshness (NVH).
Dynamometer.
Heat exchanger durability.
HV-A/C Climate Control.
Vehicle build.
Fleet Durability
Technical Quality Auditor.
Automotive Technical Writer

1985 300SD
1983 300D
2003 Volvo V70

https://www.boldegoist.com/

I've used a Welch Allyn borescope and their ophthalmoscope for years. Very handy. A bit pricy.

We had the first use for the borescope today. We were installing the transmission in a 79 300SD which has the frame crossmember in front of the back of the engine which makes installing the torque converter a bit difficult. You can see when the bolt holes of the flex plate are there, but the angle doesn't allow you to see very well if the torque converter threads are lined up. Using the borescope, we got the alignment right in seconds...

I figure I saved at least 50 swear words which computes to about 5 bucks a swear word so far.

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Richard

"Die Schadenfreude ist die reinste Freude"

Cool, do you have some pics?

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Current Stable:
1994 S500 v140, 210k miles, white with grey.

Former Mercedes in the Stable:
1983 300CD Turbo diesel 515k mi sold (rumor has it, that it has 750k miles on it now)
1984 300CD Turbo Diesel 150 k mi sold
1982 300D Turbo Diesel 225 sold
1987 300D Turbo Diesel 255k mi sold
1988 300 CE AMG Hammer 15k mi sold
1986 "300E" Amg Hammer 88k mi sold (it was really a 200, not even an E (124.020)
1992 500E 156k mi sold
etc.

So you got the model you mentioned in first post ?

http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/slipv636.html

yep... but got it from

http://www.firsttechtools.com/pro_vision_636.htm


they had it in stock and shipped it right out.

They have an auction on ebay now, but I bought it from their website.

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Richard

"Die Schadenfreude ist die reinste Freude"

Richard,
Post all the pictures you want, but please keep the colonoscopy ones to yourself.


Peter

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