What Was This Used For??

[farmallcub49]

What did IH mechanics use this for? I am thinking some kind of Temp Tester?
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[Bigdog]

Pyrometers are used to measure surface temperatures. From the temperature range on the dial it must have been used for exhaust temperatures.

[Jack Donovan]

Gen. they are used on Diesel engines w/turbows. when readinging exhaust temp while under loads you can tell if the turbo is working properly. "Jack"

[David D. smith]

My Ford 5000 turboed diesel has one simular mounted on the dash. The turbo is a M&W and there is a notice next to it (Caution Shift At 1300 degrees). It is to tell you that the exhaust is getting too hot and may burn out the bearings on the turbo. There is also seperat oil lines to the turbo with its own oil filter. When working the engine hard the temp will climb fast in the exhaust.

['Country' Elliott]

Is it possible that this was part of the equipment that was included on International Harvester traucks that were custom made for Fire Departments? I haven't seen many...but IH DID make Fire Fighting Trucks.

[Bigdog]

The volunteer department I was on for 22 years still has 3 units built on IH chassis. Good dependable trucks.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

I'm definitley an authority on them, but considering the carrying case, screw in temperature probe, as well as the temp ranges I believe Jack has the use correct.

[Malcolm]

Our volunteer department until recently had an International truck. We had no such piece of equipment with it. The truck is still in use at a smaller department just north of us. It still is a good solid dependable truck and would outpump most anything in its class.

[farmallcub49]

I am a volunteer firefighter along with my many different talents. I am looking for an old binder, if it were an old fire truck would really seal the deal. But, at the moment I have too many model T's to work on. Projects, Projects, Projects!!!

[beaconlight]

Pyrometers are also used to tell the cylinder temp on large stationary diesels. We had two little nobs sticking out of the side of each cylinder of white superiors we used for prime power on the Dew Line in the Aleutian Islands. You would thake temp readings every half hour, as well as lube temp, water temp, fuel consumption etc. If one cylinder differed from the rest you had a cylinder trouble. As temp changed over time for the same load you did what ever maintanance called for .
We were 453 miles from the nearest town so we looked after those babies as if that's what they were.
I hgave also seen pyrometers on some large telephone co back up power diesels.


Bill