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  • Re: iWesty
    Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
    Mon, 30 Sep 2002 18:31:06 -0700
    ...Instead of a GPS, I have a compass-indoor/outdoor thermometer in place of the rear view mirror (http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/photos...
  • Re: infrared guns
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Thu, 12 Aug 2004 12:03:40 -0700
    ...Here's a link to enco tools for the extech -58 to 1000 IR thermometer for $83.95. http://www.use-enco.com/CGI...
  • Re: Heading into hell (up 395) -- any last words of advice?
    Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
    Sat, 7 Jul 2007 21:14:41 -0400
    ...I wasn't able to do it because my > analog thermometer tops out at 120. The probe is busted on my meat > thermometer- guess...
  • Re: [Syncro] PERFECT wireless thermometer for the westfalia fridge!
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:54:37 -0400
    ...I had a thermometer that I used to have mounted just above the fridge and on the left side of the face of the...
  • Re: The truth about Florida
    Historical mailing list - Eric Nettles
    Tue, 7 May 2002 08:27:39 -0400
    Last week in Orlando, Friday I think it was, my car's thermometer said 106 F. That was in a parking lot, but I...
  • Re: And now for something REALLY important
    Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
    Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:21:00 -0700
    I have a thermometer that has a wireless sensor about the size of a remote control. It's been measuring the temp in my...
  • Re: Overhead console?
    Historical mailing list - George Wietor
    Sun, 8 Feb 2009 10:05:59 -0800
    ...I would like to find (in a junkyard) an overhead console > with a thermometer > and electronic compass that I could extract and mount into >
  • Temps under van vs inside [LVC]
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Sat, 1 Jul 2006 15:34:19 -0700
    ...My handy Oregon Scientific 433MHz wireless indoor/outdoor thermometer with the plastic picture frame which still has the picture of the unknown couple that...
  • Re: Summer's coming and my van is getting hotter than ever!!
    Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
    Mon, 26 Apr 2004 13:15:08 -0400
    ...that it is bad electronics you can also buy a IR thermometer at Radio Shack for less than it will cost for the shop...
  • FS: 87 Syncro Westy
    Historical mailing list - Jay Fitzgerald
    Sun, 12 Jul 1998 18:27:48 -0600
    ...cruise control new starter new rear bilstiens fridge thermometer/fan 2 aux. fluorescent interior lights plexi headlight covers new pop-top skylight coolant/oil...
  • Re: What about this for checking the battery level
    Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
    Wed, 27 Feb 2019 12:03:03 -0800
    ...www.amazon.com/VIGORWORK-Thermometer-Voltmeter-Temperature-Backlight/dp/B077XH9L6H/ref=sr_1_11 <https://www.amazon.com/VIGORWORK-Thermometer-Voltmeter-Temperature-Backlight/dp...
  • Re: Insulation
    Historical mailing list - James H. McCarthy
    Thu, 24 Sep 1998 14:08:48 -0400
    ...The fridge was off, and its door open, but the thermometer probe was still inside. After parking in the sun for a couple of...
  • Re: '87 Westy Question For Guys With IR Thermometers
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:56:08 -0700
    ...Using an IR > thermometer, the left head reads 205 deg F. I take this temp where the > t-stat housing meets the head. The...
  • Dometic fridge temps, and single-stage regulators
    Historical mailing list - Karl M
    Wed, 12 Jun 2002 18:53:39 -0400
    ...with a thermometer laying on the ice-cube shelf (fridge is empty). Seems fairly good to me, what do you think? The second part...
  • Re: engine swap overheat
    Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
    Sun, 25 May 2014 04:42:00 -0700
    > Any thoughts? An infra-red laser pointer thermometer will cost you $40 at the most - buy one and point it at the metal parts...
  • Re: 1991 digital clock
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 6 Mar 2013 11:47:21 -0800
    ...hi-tek right? http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-LCD-Digital-Car-Vehicle-Voltmeter-Thermometer-Mo nitor-Calendar-Clock-/160926499744? Keep smiling Peter Marsh=
  • Re: Summer's coming and my van is getting hotter than ever!!
    Historical mailing list - John Runberg
    Sun, 25 Apr 2004 13:31:11 -0400
    ...I wonder if that Radioshack IR thermometer is still on sale... john
  • Re: So What Cool VW Stuff did Santa Bring you ??
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Tue, 26 Dec 2006 23:16:57 -0700
    My daughter and her family sent me a gift certificate so I'm th e new owner of an infrared laser thermometer(Mastercool) and...
  • Re: Westy Fridge Project
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Sun, 16 May 1999 13:14:40 -0700
    ...I hope everyone has been able > > to locate a suitable thermometer. Mine came from a local supermarket, > > $4, EKCO Premium Refrigerator & Freezer Thermometer. I...
  • Dometic fridge update- my .02
    Historical mailing list - Jay Fitzgerald
    Thu, 01 May 1997 08:19:55 -0600
    ...Following Derek Drew's excellent archives article, I installed a $15 Radio Shack thermometer(w/remote sensor)and a tiny 12v. fan in my...
  • Re: Monitoring aux battery charging?
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Sun, 10 Oct 2004 18:37:41 -0700
    The Radio Shack indoor/outdoor thermometer, digital clock, battery monitor gadget takes a couple of AAA batteries. This lets the clock keep time and...
  • How hot is your van? Get a IR Thermometer and find out...
    Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
    Thu, 18 Mar 2004 09:33:10 -0700
    I bought a IR Thermometer at Radio Shack a few days ago (37$ after batteries and taxes). Neat device. I have been measuring the...
  • GW success story
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Mon, 24 Oct 2022 19:20:17 -0400
    ...a nifty USB, dual charger, Volt meeter, and I believe inside thermometer combo. I payed a normal shipping charge and it showed up in...
  • The pop top colour and heat question
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 1 Jul 2015 19:28:04 -0700
    ...What I need to do is put thermometers in each van and sit them out in same exposure and see which gets hotter inside...
  • oil cooler - setting temp for fan turn on
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Sat, 29 Oct 2022 07:39:22 -0700
    ...I have an oil temperature gauge (sender mounted in sump) and used an infrared thermometer to gauge the temperature of the oil cooler radiator...
  • Re: Temp gauge reading to low
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Thu, 17 Oct 2019 17:41:38 -0700
    thermostat stuck open? you have to check temp at the radiator using a thermometer gun... I had a similar case... solved by adding ground...
  • Re: rad shack voltmeter/thermometer on sale
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
    Thu, 21 Apr 2005 21:00:35 -0400
    I notice the backlight is on all the time when the unit is on 12v. Pretty good idea. I wonder if I put batteries...
  • Re: how to cool a poptop?
    Historical mailing list - PSD
    Sat, 13 Jun 2015 15:59:18 -0400
    ...temp of the inside of the poptop with the same IR thermometer on a white poptop and a dark poptop parked next to each...
  • Dometic Doings
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 11 Jun 1997 09:16 -0600 (MDT)
    ...On the way home last evening, I stopped by Radio Shack and picked up an RV/Auto thermometer (RS# 63-1019 - $15.99), and...
  • Temperature Sensative Sliding Door
    Historical mailing list - Wil Barker
    Wed, 7 Oct 1998 14:05:25 -0400
    ...What's up with this??? Is it just the grease viscosity on the rear latch mechanizim? Is the door a giant bi-metal thermometer...
  • Re: AC convert
    Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
    Sat, 15 Apr 2006 20:34:06 -0400
    ...I put a thermometer in > the air duct and it reads 63 degrees. It seems to me that it should be a > little colder...
  • Re: '91 Vanagon GL, AC is OOC
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:02:44 -0700
    ...I did indeed use a little cooking thermometer. btw: one of the "coolest" things I like about the Vanagon AC is that I can...
  • Hot? (Dometic fan)
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Tue, 4 Aug 1998 20:43:55 -0700
    ...I have an indoor/outdoor thermometer mounted on the B-pillar of the van that measures the Fridge and interior temps. Leaving work I...
  • Re: just how COLD is IT??? was Re: New to Me vehicles
    Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
    Fri, 24 Jan 2003 09:24:20 EST
    ...My thermometer says -5, with about 30 mph winds. Schools were closed because of cold. My dogs won't even go out -- they just...
  • Re: INFRARED THERMO ON SALE
    Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
    Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:03:04 -0700
    Anthony Egeln wrote: >Are these good brands/prices on infrared thermometers? > >http://www.sportsmansguide.com/section/sl.asp?s=4196&p=6 > Can't...
  • Re: Tire question: Sorry, but ...
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:19:59 -0700
    ...Tire Temps I use a small Radio Shack IR thermometer to check tire temps and wheel hub temps especially on long trips. Check hub...
  • Re: Fridges, more rambling...
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 9 Oct 1994 11:38:11 -0500 (CDT)
    ...I put a >gallon of water inside and leave it for 6 hours with a thermometer inside. >The thermometer reads 55 on the bottom...
  • Re: So What Cool VW Stuff did Santa Bring you ??
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Mon, 25 Dec 2006 20:28:46 -0600
    ...ie a laser thermometer that reads from -56F to over 900F, a couple of RoboGrips and a Faraday flashlight that never needs batteries(I...
  • Re: Thermostat
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Sun, 13 Oct 2002 11:46:37 EDT
    ...pot of water, heat the water gradually and, using a calibrated thermometer, note at what temperature the thermostat begins to open. George PS: It...
  • Re: Pulled out my stock fridge - now my faucet doesn't work...??
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Tue, 8 Sep 2009 09:56:02 -0700
    ...Take a bottle of water and stick a thermometer in it. Put it, and a bunch of other representative food and beverage items in...
  • Re: overheating problem!
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sat, 20 Apr 2002 10:20:48 -0500
    Radio Shack: $40 item # 22-325 Non-contact Infrared Thermometer great value, Great toy! Larry A. phil stanhope wrote: > > buy a heat detector gun...
  • Re: Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Fri, 28 Jun 2002 10:31:12 -0500
    ...Take a candy thermometer and drop it into your oil fill tube. Give it about two minutes to register and check it against your...
  • Passed smog!
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:12:14 -0700
    ...I'll get an infrared thermometer so that I have an objective number by which to judge. Now on to the other 1001 things...
  • Re: Thanksgiving smoked turkey in a Weber directions
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:58:38 -0600
    ...per side for indirect cooking. > > Closed it up and put the thermometer in one of the vent holes. > > The directions said 350� but I...
  • Re: Infared Thermometer/Radiator temps?
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Mon, 3 Sep 2001 11:26:46 -0700
    ...Max Wellhouse wrote: > Someone posted that they had used an infared thermometer to test for hot and > cold spots on the Vanagon radiator. I...
  • Re: product report
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Tue, 22 Jun 2004 06:56:57 -0700
    ...flyer that they had a >> reasonably priced ($14.99) dash mounted Thermometer+voltmeter with >> remote temp sensor >> >> heres the link (hope it works) >> http...
  • Re: Overheating while bleeding?
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
    Tue, 26 Aug 2003 08:20:21 -0600
    ...If you want to know if its runnng hot get a $50 IR thermometer from radio shack or invent a better gauge. > expansion cap...
  • Re: Water level sensor in camper tank
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 6 Aug 2010 23:51:26 -0400
    ...In the meantime I'll have another look to make sure If you do find one, treat it like a glass thermometer, only more...
  • Re: Westy Fridge Project
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sun, 16 May 1999 20:32:36 -0700
    ...I hope everyone has been able >> >to locate a suitable thermometer. Mine came from a local supermarket, >> >$4, EKCO Premium Refrigerator & Freezer Thermometer. I...
  • Re: Infrared thermometers
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Sun, 23 Sep 2018 23:39:19 +0000
    ...Getting accurate measurements with IR thermometers can be a lot more complicated than people think, for two reasons. The first is simply a matter...
  • Thanks! HELP QUICK! NOT STARTING
    Historical mailing list - Gina
    Sat, 29 Jan 2000 22:27:09 -0800
    ...should have known better...but panic set in as the outdoor thermometer kept plummeting. all i could picture was crawling around in 12'' of...
  • Success! Re: Westy Fridge Project
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Sun, 16 May 1999 16:15:53 -0500
    ...I hope everyone has been able >> > to locate a suitable thermometer. Mine came from a local supermarket, >> > $4, EKCO Premium Refrigerator & Freezer Thermometer. I...
  • Re: refrigerator question
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sun, 23 Mar 2014 18:06:24 -0700
    ...Sorry for mixing units, but the thermometer I use in the fridge is a > C thermometer. Four C is about 39 F. I did...
  • Engine Oil Temps
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 20 Jul 1995 09:13:51 -0700 (PDT)
    Hi, Today, when I got to work, I stuck a meat thermometer in the oil dipstick tube, and got a reading of 210F I...
  • Re: Snaking a wire out through the dash???
    Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
    Sun, 9 May 1999 12:09:02 -0700
    ...Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > I'm trying to install an indoor/outdoor thermometer near the heating > controls of the van (out of direct sunlight). I...
  • I'm in the Digest!
    Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
    Thu, 20 Jun 1996 12:35:05 -0500 (CDT)
    ...all I have for measuring temps is a thermometer that won't do deep enough into the diptick hole. Temps at the exhaust typically...
  • Re: How hot is your van? Get a IR Thermometer and find out...
    Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
    Thu, 18 Mar 2004 11:02:06 -0800
    David wrote: >I am not familiar with these - what do you do - "point and shoot" Yes. They have a small hole in one end...
  • Re: Heading into hell (up 395) -- any last words of advice?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sat, 7 Jul 2007 17:26:11 -0700
    ...I wasn't able to do it because my analog thermometer tops out at 120. The probe is busted on my meat thermometer- guess...
  • Re: Insulation behind Dometic fridge?
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:50:39 -0600
    ...My only observation, with a Vitri installed, but the original fiberglass still there, is that with an infrared thermometer I can't see any...
  • Re: Temperature Sensative Sliding Door
    Historical mailing list - Bryan
    Wed, 7 Oct 1998 17:17:05 -0700
    ...What's up with this??? Is it just the grease viscosity on the > rear > latch mechanizim? Is the door a giant bi-metal thermometer...