1990 Throttle hesistation

[Dynomite]

Originally Posted by Schrade

Anyway, I got 'em both. One on back of the tranny case on a harness, and the other with the seeing eye cam. NIFTY TOOL YUP.

I have a Whistler Wireless Inspection Camera 9mm Model IC-3709PX. The camera probe will fit easily into a spark plug port. With the piston at BDC you can actually place a bend in the camera probe cable and by rotating the camera probe cable can look at the side walls of the cylinder. The tops of the pistons can be visually inspected 360 deg.

One can insert the camera probe between the runners and above/below the fuel rail inspecting all sorts of items under the plenum. You can even watch the secondaries function as you like hot wiring Pin C17 with a Pin Probe as described by Marc Haibeck Secondary Operation without removing the Plenum

[Schrade]

Originally Posted by Dynomite

I have a Whistler Wireless Inspection Camera 9mm Model IC-3709PX. The camera probe will fit easily into a spark plug port. With the piston at BDC you can actually place a bend in the camera probe cable and by rotating the camera probe cable can look at the side walls of the cylinder. The tops of the pistons can be visually inspected 360 deg.

One can insert the camera probe between the runners and above/below the fuel rail inspecting all sorts of items under the plenum. You can even watch the secondaries function as you like hot wiring Pin C17 with a Pin Probe as described by Marc Haibeck Secondary Operation without removing the Plenum

Mine is Whistler WIC - 5000 - a step down from yours I think there Cliff, although cam is 9mm, so it should go through SP opening...

COuldn't be better, unless it had sleeve cables to 'steer' as it goes...

Originally Posted by scottfab

I have one of those (different kind). Will the snake end of yours
fit down the spark plug hole? Mine wont' quite fit.

I got it AFTER putting in new plugs there Scott, after seein' mgbrv8 use it to diagnose gas problem in his rear end:

[scottfab]

Originally Posted by Schrade

Mine is Whistler WIC - 5000 -
...snip...

I got it AFTER putting in new plugs there Scott, after seein' mgbrv8 use it to diagnose gas problem in his rear end:

Well I blew it because the head on mine is just ever so much bigger than
the plug hole, crap. I may be able to to machine it down. dunno

I only bought it because it was on sale and knew eventually it'd come in
handy. So far not though. Just bought it last year and it sits in it's case
waiting for the day. Got all excited the other day when a screw went missing on a friends toyota that could have fallen in the V but... found it
on the ground.

Using it to watch the secondaries operate will be possible but first
they'd have to start messing up.

[Schrade]

Originally Posted by scottfab

Well I blew it because the head on mine is just ever so much bigger than
the plug hole, crap. I may be able to to machine it down. dunno

I only bought it because it was on sale and knew eventually it'd come in
handy. So far not though. Just bought it last year and it sits in it's case
waiting for the day. Got all excited the other day when a screw went missing on a friends toyota that could have fallen in the V but... found it
on the ground.

Using it to watch the secondaries operate will be possible but first
they'd have to start messing up.

If you're a damn butterfingers like me there Scott, you BETTER have one! And a magnet stick too.

I could have at least SEEN the moth that flew into #3 intake, when I had IH's off, but I couldn't have pulled him, unless he had that magnotactic bacteria in his noggin, like whales get that jams their migration 'GPS' and beaches them...

[Dynomite]

Originally Posted by Dynomite

I have a Whistler Wireless Inspection Camera 9mm Model IC-3709PX. The camera probe will fit easily into a spark plug port. With the piston at BDC you can actually place a bend in the camera probe cable and by rotating the camera probe cable can look at the side walls of the cylinder. The tops of the pistons can be visually inspected 360 deg.

One can insert the camera probe between the runners and above/below the fuel rail inspecting all sorts of items under the plenum. You can even watch the secondaries function as you like hot wiring Pin C17 with a Pin Probe as described by Marc Haibeck Secondary Operation without removing the Plenum

And You can use the inspection camera to look at brake pads, under the dash in places you can only stick a screw driver poking the camera probe between wiring to look beyond wiring, inspection of front cover for leaks, inspection of water pump for leaks, inspection of front seal, inspection for bolts dropped and caught between headers, checking smoothness of secondary operation, inspection of vacuum hoses under plenum, inspection of wiring under plenum, and if you want you can inspect inside your differential case after you have drained the fluid (same with transmission, and oil pan), and especially inspection for those very hard to find oil leaks around the OPRV (Oil Pressure Regulating Valve Cover)

[Paul Workman]

Originally Posted by scottfab

Using it to watch the secondaries operate will be possible but first
they'd have to start messing up.

Secondaries: Give 'em time... They'll get you, my pretty! (and your little dog too!)

[Schrade]

Additional coat of Red on coolant manifolds, while waiting for PCV X-over tube from Dominic there...

[mike100]

Just another idea on sealing the PCV F-tube connector against minor vacuum leaks- I use electrical splicing tape- the stretchy kind that self vulcanizes and sticks to itself. rubber to rubber for an air-tight seal and you can trim it off easily when you take it apart.

[Schrade]

Originally Posted by mike100

Just another idea on sealing the PCV F-tube connector against minor vacuum leaks- I use electrical splicing tape- the stretchy kind that self vulcanizes and sticks to itself. rubber to rubber for an air-tight seal and you can trim it off easily when you take it apart.

Good idea there Mike - that would spread the 'load' better than the zip tie, which concerned me about cutting into the rubber (and ease of removal).

You meaning regular vinyl electrical tape there?

[mike100]

Originally Posted by Schrade

Good idea there Mike - that would spread the 'load' better than the zip tie, which concerned me about cutting into the rubber (and ease of removal).

You meaning regular vinyl electrical tape there?

No, it is industrial high voltage insulation that completely seals out air and moisture when splicing or repairing wire and cable. it is kind of expensive, but I have seen some $5 made in china rolls (to be fair I actually bought those in China so i don't know what else is out there besides the 3M 130C). If you layer it, you can definitely get way way better than 600v of insulation rating too.