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Offline _mark

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Plastigage of Kolbenschmidt brand
« on: April 20, 2020, 09:40:00 AM »
Hi guys. I'm checking clearances of connecting rods and crankshaft bearings.
In Europe I was not able to find the plastigage of american brands like Dana o Seal Power that have good ranges for our scopes like the 0,01-0,03 inches (0,0254-0,0762mm)
I found the plastigage of Kolbenschmidt brand. Are these plastigage fit for our pourposes ? what makes me suspicious is that to appreciate gaps of few cents the wire shall expand a lot and the radius of our crankshaftsbearings are so small...


Anyone used them ?
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Re: Plastigage of Kolbenschmidt brand
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2020, 10:39:37 AM »
If the gap is inside the range they say its good to go
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