Gary Lewis Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 Temporary hijack: This would look good in Big Blue for overlanding trips in Colorado: https://www.ebay.com/itm/313711577206?hash=item490aaac876:g:uC4AAOSw~35haLo6 https://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/file/n106107/s-l1600.jpg Well, I didn't win. I set my upper limit to $50 and it sold for $55. But thanks anyway, David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Temporary hijack: This would look good in Big Blue for overlanding trips in Colorado: https://www.ebay.com/itm/313711577206?hash=item490aaac876:g:uC4AAOSw~35haLo6 https://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/file/n106107/s-l1600.jpg Well, I didn't win. I set my upper limit to $50 and it sold for $55. But thanks anyway, David. Close, but no cigar! It just was not meant to be. Compare to these much more expensive ones: https://www.ebay.com/itm/164569832138?epid=15015863704&hash=item2651205aca:g:LxcAAOSwdQhf0R8s Another one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/324158962620?hash=item4b79613bbc:g:vVQAAOSwOoFetFLN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Close, but no cigar! It just was not meant to be. Compare to these much more expensive ones: https://www.ebay.com/itm/164569832138?epid=15015863704&hash=item2651205aca:g:LxcAAOSwdQhf0R8s Another one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/324158962620?hash=item4b79613bbc:g:vVQAAOSwOoFetFLN Some used ones: https://www.ebay.com/itm/194439820036?hash=item2d45843304:g:xtIAAOSw-CJhaMbU https://www.ebay.com/itm/265106085381?hash=item3db98dd605:g:maMAAOSwqb9gYq9m https://www.ebay.com/itm/384419534258?hash=item59813095b2:g:e0MAAOSwXLthVKVD https://www.ebay.com/itm/264969603305?hash=item3db16b48e9:g:QO4AAOSwLq1fz9ps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 Some used ones: https://www.ebay.com/itm/194439820036?hash=item2d45843304:g:xtIAAOSw-CJhaMbU https://www.ebay.com/itm/265106085381?hash=item3db98dd605:g:maMAAOSwqb9gYq9m https://www.ebay.com/itm/384419534258?hash=item59813095b2:g:e0MAAOSwXLthVKVD https://www.ebay.com/itm/264969603305?hash=item3db16b48e9:g:QO4AAOSwLq1fz9ps Thanks, but a really good friend that has a gift for finding things found this one, for less than half what the first one went for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Thanks, but a really good friend that has a gift for finding things found this one, for less than half what the first one went for. Spending others' $$$$$... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 Spending others' $$$$$... Yep, you are very good at it! And, for the others, I really should explain that David/1986F150Six is my "really good friend that has a gift for finding things". So while he was finding other altimeters and posting links to them in this thread he found a NIB one and shot me a link one-on-one and I bought it. I think it'll be a cool addition to Big Blue's instrumentation. Thanks again, David! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machspeed Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 We shall see how it works as it is due in on Sunday. Maybe I can use it that afternoon. Gary, you get a chance to use that Borescope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 We shall see how it works as it is due in on Sunday. Maybe I can use it that afternoon. Gary, you get a chance to use that Borescope? Yep, see this post. Bottom Line: Borescope works well and shows there's no water in the HVAC plenum and no visible mold. So the pull-apart to find the origin of the smell will start on Wednesday as we have errands to run today and tomorrow. Gonna see if I can use a hose to let me sniff various places, starting with the HVAC compartment after I pull the blower motor out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machspeed Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Yep, see this post. Bottom Line: Borescope works well and shows there's no water in the HVAC plenum and no visible mold. So the pull-apart to find the origin of the smell will start on Wednesday as we have errands to run today and tomorrow. Gonna see if I can use a hose to let me sniff various places, starting with the HVAC compartment after I pull the blower motor out. Sorry, I missed that! I've been wanting one of those for some time now and will be pulling the trigger on one. Such an incredible tool! Wife's been dogging me about all my tool acquisitions lately. Like your situation, she is banker and see's everything. Her comment, "let me guess, another tool.":nabble_smiley_grin: Curious what transpires on the odor issue. Keep us posted, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 Sorry, I missed that! I've been wanting one of those for some time now and will be pulling the trigger on one. Such an incredible tool! Wife's been dogging me about all my tool acquisitions lately. Like your situation, she is banker and see's everything. Her comment, "let me guess, another tool.":nabble_smiley_grin: Curious what transpires on the odor issue. Keep us posted, please. No prob, John. Tell your wife that I offered to loan you mine but that the gas to/fro is roughly the cost of the tool, and on top of that you offered to buy lunch next time you came up. So it'll be cheaper all around for you to buy one. I think there are three different lengths of cable on the same tool. So pick your length to fit your "need". As for the odor, Janey put on her mask to escape it, and even that didn't really work. She says I have to fix it, so that's the next order of business. Having said that, I did get the BNC connector I need for the GMRS antenna on order, so when it comes in I'll fix the antenna. And, to document the connector I ordered I need to tell a bit of a story. As said, I needed another BNC connector. The one I ordered previously was a crimp-style connector, but since I don't have the right crimp tool I tried to install it by soldering the connection instead of crimping. Which is surely why there is an intermittent short. So I spent Saturday afternoon and evening while watching football and then baseball searching for the right connector. It needed to be weatherproof, solder-style, and for the little bitty 3mm OD coax. Man, what a pain! No one seemed to have exactly what I was looking for. However, along the way I looked at Digi-Key and found that they have a LARGE selection of BNC connectors. But by the time I got to Page 10 of 25 connectors/page my eyes were blurry. And with every page I went to another popped up to the right. So I called Digi-Key even though it was Saturday evening and a nice lady answered. Turns out she isn't Tech Support and no techs were there, but they'd be there at 9:00 this morning. Well, surely I could find my own, so I thanked her and kept looking. But at Page 20, having looked at exactly 500 different connectors, I gave up and sent Tech Support an email outlining my needs. And at 9:35 this morning I got an email from them with the part number as well as a link to exactly what I was looking for: ARF1157-ND, 69475 So, it is on order, and Digi-Key will be the first place I turn to in the future for electronics/electrical needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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