Jimbo
You can fool some of the people some of the time
I remember years ago i was taught in one of my automotive engines class that a way to check piston to cylinder clearance was to put a long feeler gauge in the cylinder and slide the piston in. If it would slide in with out too much force with a .005" feeler gauge it meant you that .005" clearance.
If it wouldn't go in with a .005" you would then try a .004" and so on until you found the size that fit to your liking.
There is some judgement involved here.
It won't tell you if you have tapered or out of round cylinders
By today's standards this is a very crude method but i still use it if i question the readings i get with my measuring tools.
I use plastic feeler gauges that very easily conform to the curvature of the piston and the bore but i'm wondering if any one else does this and what is the width of the feeler gauge you use??
If it wouldn't go in with a .005" you would then try a .004" and so on until you found the size that fit to your liking.
There is some judgement involved here.
It won't tell you if you have tapered or out of round cylinders
By today's standards this is a very crude method but i still use it if i question the readings i get with my measuring tools.
I use plastic feeler gauges that very easily conform to the curvature of the piston and the bore but i'm wondering if any one else does this and what is the width of the feeler gauge you use??