Car Care Clinic Monthly Q & A Column: October 1997
I'm having the engine in my pickup rebuilt at a local shop. The mechanic had to overbore the cylinders thirty-thousandths of an inch to clean up after a broken ring. He claims the increased cylinder bore won't change the compression ratio. I ... [... more] Popular Mechanics
Central Tools CEN6460 Sled Type Cylinder Bore Gauge ... Central Tools CEN6460 Sled Type Cylinder Bore Gauge 2.157"-7" Features and Benefits: Full face visibility with a 10-1/2" handle and a set of contact extensions Range: 2.125-7 Graduations: .0005" Reading: 0-20-0 This sled style quickly [... more]
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Fowler FOW74-646-401 Xtender Electronic Cylinder Bore Gage Fowler FOW74-646-401 Xtender Electronic Cylinder Bore Gage Features and Benefits: Easy-to-read, economical solution for measuring cylinder bore diameters and checking for taper and out of roundness conditions. Measures to 9" depth easily reaching [... more]
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Fowler FOW72-646-200 Cylinder Bore Gage - Deep, 2.6" to ... Deep cylinder bore gageing to a depth of 8" affords the user the ability to measure out-of-round conditions and tapers of cylinders without the necessity of removing pistons - critical wear area of the cylinder can be reached with this gage. [... more]
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Central Tools CEN6462 Periscope Cylinder Bore Gauge 2.6" ... Central Tools CEN6462 Periscope Cylinder Bore Gauge 2.6" - 7" Features and Benefits: Contact extensions included Range: 2.6-7" Graduations: .001" Reading: 0-50-0 This periscope gauge is used to measure cylinder wear without removing [... more]
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Dial Type Cylinder Bore Gauge Kit 2-6in Range Dial Type Cylinder Bore Gauge it 2"- 6" Range - Don't rebuild an engine without checking cylinder bore wear. Cylinder bores wear unevenly due to power stroke crank rotational thrust and ring momentum. These conditions create out of round, [... more]
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