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• Re: Fridge on 12V
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 30 Aug 2014 09:09:59 -0700
  ...I put a remote thermometer inside and measured temps one day (temps in F): TIME OUTSIDE TEMP COOLER TEMP 0800 50 16 0900 51...
• Re: insane a/c project
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 10:04:20 -0500
  ...While you're testing you should drop a good quality (glass) thermometer into one of cells and check your heat. An exploding battery is...
• Re: Changed thermostat - temp gauge still reads stone cold
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:17:30 -0800
  ...Do some evaluation, get an infrared thermometer and figure what is really wrong. Also, where di you get the thermostat? Many books list Audi...
• Re: Low Idle/Stalling when cold
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:24:06 -0500
  If you haven't done this, get an infrared thermometer (a "point and shoot" temperature gun) and point it at the different exhaust headers...
• Re: Lighting the fridge-the E-Z way
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 08:25:25 -0700
  ...2) I bought a cheap-o small indoor/outdoor digital thermometer from TARGET also. It tells the temp inside the van, and I strung...
• Westy fridge fan replacement
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:36:28 -0700
  ...The thermometer I have mounted inside said 75 degrees. Until that time the fins were always iced over and the food very cold. I...
• Travels
  Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 08:15:59 -0700
  ...My most recent addition to Vanaru was a digital indoor-outdoor thermometer mounted just below the dashboard radio/cassette. I put the "outdoor" probe...
• Re: Oil light buzzer/archives
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 18:23:10 -0500
  ...Coolant temp- is it really normal? Don't rely on the gauge without checking it against a known value such as an infrared thermometer...
• A/C no place for DIY: was:How much R134A to use in A/C
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 May 1998 09:07:56 EDT
  ...The fellow I took it to knew his stuff, hooked up the gauges/thermometers, checked charts for my car. Turned out I needed to...
• Re: Stoned pizza
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:03:20 -0700
  ...Get a >>> replacement grill thermometer at HD or someplace similar, same place you >>> get >>> the pot (the one I got goes up to 700...
• Re: Coolant light mystery
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 21 Sep 2022 22:35:36 +0000
  ...place, no over heating, engine and coolant > temps checked with infrared thermometer.  If the engine is shut off then > back on the light goes...
• Thermostat checking (Overheating)
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 10:27:01 -0700
  ...You can check the water temp with a thermometer to determine 1. When the tstat starts to open. 2. When the tstat is fully...
• Re: Cooling issues?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:27:47 -0700
  ...out what's really going on: > http://www.harborfreight.com/infrared-thermometer-with-laser-targeting-non-c > ontact-69465.html > > Best to aim at...
• Re: Running hot, what can be the matter
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 20:31:43 -0700
  ...Yes, the way shops measure the temperature is with an infrared > thermometer. You point it at anything and it gives you its temperature. > I...
• Re: Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 6 Feb 2023 12:16:24 -0600
  ...I used a standard BBQ grill > > > thermometer from Walmart to monitor temperature; I used old wiring from > > > rear heater to make this happen. Readout...
• Re: Insulation behind Dometic fridge?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:04:25 -0700
  ...IR thermometer shows lower temps when pointed at new insulation (fridge running on LP), though not totally accurate as it's a bit crowded...
• Re: 82 Aircooled Temp II sensor ohm's
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:06:40 -0500
  ...I actually rigged up a contraption at work with a hot stir plate, ring stand, thermometer, and volt gauge. I positioned the sensor in...
• Re: Heater Box Question and Front Air Conditioning Revisited
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 09:15:30 -0800
  ...Lastly, install a good indoor/outdoor thermometer to quantify the effect of any changes you make to the system. Good luck, ===== TJ Hannink Goldibox...
• Re: Dometic in 100F ambient?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:45:16 +0000
  ...The freezer temp is always below > ZERO, often pegging my thermometer at minus 15 degrees F. I do not set > the fridge as cold...
• Re: Barely scientific test results, Dometic R182 refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:00:48 -0700
  ...performance measurements by hooking it up to 120V, sticking a >> wireless thermometer inside, sealing the door, and >> calculating its cooling power. I did five...
• Re: Newer Vanagon Technology in older Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:06:57 -0700
  ...Been thinking the ideal digital read out guages > to put in my extra dash slots on my westy would be > thermometers, one for inside...
• Re: Hot Water Shower Contraption for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 21:38:34 -0400
  ...To finish >the masterpiece, I got a digital meat thermometer from WalMart; the >probe goes in the tank, the digital readout/alarm goes up...
• A/C Freezing Up?
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 03:01:52 -0500
  ...colder" setting. (Sorry, I have not checked it with an accurate thermometer.) After about 45-60 minutes the air gets warmer until it seems...
• Re: A/C performance with Freeze-12
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 09:39:48 -0400
  ...Air temp (measured by thermometer in outlet above > > driver's right eye) is running about 28 Fahrenheit degrees below outside > > temperature. Is this about...
• Re: Effectiveness of cooling system flush and clean products?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 15:49:30 -0700
  ...I did some rough feeling with my hand and didn't notice any cold > spots that way, but the IR thermometer will be more...
• RedTek and the Sight Glass
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Thu, 29 Aug 2013 01:29:07 +0000
  ...I borrowed a digital thermometer the next day, started the engine and ran the air conditioning to see if there was any difference. With...
• Re: Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Wed, 5 Sep 2012 07:17:33 -0500
  ...If you stick a thermometer on > the cooling fins/tube with heat sink compound and cover it with putty > you'll be able to...
• Re: Reduced oil temperatures..
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 22:56:28 +1000
  ...Both air-cooled models have been fitted with a VDO dipstick oil temperature thermometer and gauge. With the engine correctly tuned, I have found...
• Re: coolant system trivia
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 16:03:04 -0500
  ...BTW that IR thermometer from Radio Shack is "a good thing". Larry A. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 09:11:59 -0700...
• Re: Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 6 Feb 2023 09:51:59 -0800
  ...I used a standard BBQ grill > > > thermometer from Walmart to monitor temperature; I used old wiring from > > > rear heater to make this happen. Readout...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:29:10 -0700
  ...How hot is the engine running? Use infrared thermometer on case. 200-210 max. What is the idle speed? In gear. 850-900. Next...
• Re: Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 6 Feb 2023 11:59:03 -0500
  ...I used a standard BBQ grill >>> thermometer from Walmart to monitor temperature; I used old wiring from >>> rear heater to make this happen. Readout...
• Re: WAS: Purpose... "Voltage Stabilizer" NOW: quick REPORT
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 6 Jul 2008 19:53:31 -0700
  ...Checking the temp with an IR thermometer may save a lot of wasted time. Michael Snow 1982 Westfalia 1.9TD On 7/6/08...
• Troubleshooting Overheating...
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 10:10:19 MST
  ...I don't want to blame it on the oil, but I'm stumped!? I guess I could possibly get a thermometer and drop...
• Re: What do you cook when camping
  Historical mailing list - Katherine J. Maas
  Fri, 29 Jul 2005 17:33:57 -0700
  ...Call me paranoid, but I don�t have a thermometer to check the actual temperature, and I want to make sure we don�t...
• Re: Richards fog light query, inside look
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 4 Apr 2020 16:52:31 -0700
  ...Previously, I would run back > to rear of Van and open ball valve; hot coolant goes inside copper tubing > heating up water; BBQ thermometer...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 5 Oct 2014 09:26:10 -0700
  ...can trigger to two fan speeds. > If you have an infrared thermometer, you can also read the two trigger > temperatures easily; $12 at Harbor...
• Re: Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 23:06:38 EDT
  ...I think you can do it on the stovetop with a candy thermometer and the themostat submerged in water to see when it opens...
• Re: Cheap infared gun
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 08:47:27 -0700
  ...the object in question. > > HF used to sell a small IR thermometer for about $10 coupon price > > that had a tutorial about this in...
• Re: Outside Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:08:09 -0600
  ...mcneely > > alistair > > > On 2011-12-18, at 3:07 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote: > > > I just have a regular alcohol thermometer that I use for...
• Tencentlife Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 11:17:34 -0500
  ...Like always, coolant thermometer showed normal temperature, with the needle centered on the lamp. At 60 mph, rpm at 3200, the oil pressure gauge...
• Re: Peel N Seal RE: Dynamat...
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:47:25 -0400
  ...A thermometer inside my car which measured interior car temps and interior fridge temps kept me informed. My highest recorded interior car temperature was...
• Re: Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
  Historical mailing list - Pete Sicilia
  Mon, 6 Feb 2023 12:09:42 -0800
  ...I used a standard BBQ grill > > > > thermometer from Walmart to monitor temperature; I used old wiring > from > > > > rear heater to make this happen. Readout...
• Re: Overheating problem 91 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 12:48:48 -0800
  ...it mostly with > water or fully with coolant mix and a thermometer: should start to open > around 185F/85C and be fully open (minimum...
• Westy Fridge Fans - Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 23 May 1999 09:09:58 PDT
  ...According to my trusty meat thermometer, the pipe in that area gets up to just 130, which is the trip point for my thermostat...
• Re: Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 5 Sep 2012 09:09:08 -0500
  ...If you stick a thermometer on > > the cooling fins/tube with heat sink compound and cover it with putty > > you'll be able to...
• Re: How Cold Is It? (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 13:07:58 -0600
  ...As I went back in with my firewood, I noticed the thermometer on the tree by the cabin had bottomed out at -40 F...
• Re: Free battery and Fridge For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 17:52:48 -0600
  ...a Fridgemate fan inside. Thermostat set to about 11 o'clock. Thermometer on the floor of the fridge. Empty fridge: about 28 degrees in...
• Re: Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Feb 2023 11:30:37 +0000
  ...turn it off and on.  I used a standard BBQ grill > > > thermometer from Walmart to monitor temperature; I used old wiring from > > > rear heater...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:29:03 -0700
  ...That should work, right? >>> >>> >> >> Short of removing the thermostat, boiling it in a pot of water and >> watching/measuring with a thermometer, I would...
• FW: Mobil 1 0W 50 any one use it yet
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sat, 16 Jan 2016 09:00:22 -0500
  ...Tuesday morning was 15F according to the thermometer at my house. The engine has the 15w-50 used for the last two Florida trips...
• Re: A/C Performance in '91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 11 Aug 2002 22:26:53 -0500
  ...the list can add a bit of data. > > I have a thermometer in the ducting just in front of the driver to > monitor the...
• Re: New Tiico engine Overheating-Problem solved!
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 13:19:21 -0700
  ...Unfortunatly, My gauge needle is still at "high".After getting the engine hot, I stuck a home cooking thermometer inside the coolant reservior to...
• Re: R134 conversion.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 12:18:02 PDT
  ...I borrowed a good thermometer from an HVAC tech at work to check my '87 Westy. The day was just over 70, it was...
• Re: Reflective tinting ...
  Historical mailing list - Rex Merriweather
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:50:31 -0700
  ...Using an infrared thermometer, I first tested colors to see what reflected heat the best. By far it is white. I would have guessed...
• Re: Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Feb 2023 10:55:43 +0000
  ...turn it off and on.  I used a standard BBQ grill >>> thermometer from Walmart to monitor temperature; I used old wiring from >>> rear heater...
• Re: Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 6 Feb 2023 12:16:31 -0800
  ...I used a standard BBQ grill > > > > > thermometer from Walmart to monitor temperature; I used old wiring > > from > > > > > rear heater to make this happen. Readout...
• Re: Cooling system drivel (getting shorter...)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Feb 95 10:58:34 PST
  ...Perhaps I need to take fluid and/or thermal dynamics 101? Dan also mentioned putting a regular thermometer in the expansion tank (careful of...
• Re: Anyone have a good rear heater core for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 21:46:36 -0800
  ...I rigged a Walmart BBQ meat thermometer (probe inserted into tub of water) to display that up by dashboard, wiring underneath van of course...
• Re: Painting Poptop White and Heat Transfer
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 09:50:29 -0700
  Back when I had an indoor/outdoor thermometer in my Camper, I did some experiments leaving the roof vents and window vents open while...