Need a small inspection camera

[Donvito]

I have seen them at Home Depot. They show four of them on their web site from $99 to $199. The Whistler Model # WIC-2409C, for $99, has a "TV/video output jack connects the monitor to your TV with a video cable (not included) for viewing and recording". It might hook up to a laptop too.

 

[modeleh]

Tom, I was doing some work on my 62 Lincoln today and thought I would show you a pic of the quality of the chinese usb endoscope I bought. Lincolns used plastic coated timing gear teeth to reduce noise, but over the years the plastic gets brittle and teeth start chipping off and aside from a loose chain, plastic bits can restrict oil passages. Since I got the car, I have never been sure if the timing set had ever been upgraded to an all metal style.
Here is a pic, I have removed the fuel pump and stuck the camera into the timing cover, just in front of the distributor cap. On the laptop screen you can see the two links of chain with the metal tooth between them. Pretty decent detail, good enough for a backyarder to identify what he's looking at anyway. You can't focus or direct the camera, you just move it around until it's focal point is at the right distance from the subject. For less than 20 bucks, I think it's a heck of a deal for an occaisonal use tool. This one has a 2 meter cord, but it might be worth looking for one with a little longer cord.