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Re: Plastigage - what for? Leon #531391 04/23/2009 2:36 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,513 Edmonton,Alberta,Canada C Curt B. 'Bolter
Curt B. 'Bolter C Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,513 Edmonton,Alberta,Canada	Personally I wouldn’t go less than .001”. Plastigauge will never lie to you and reflects actual clearance and not a calculated one. Not everyone has the ability to do precision measuring accurately including machinists. Would you trust these guys? 1952 1300 Canadian 1/2 ton restomod You Tube

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Plastigage - what for?	Sedgewick	04/23/2009 1:06 AM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	Greg_H	04/23/2009 1:21 AM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	bob308	04/23/2009 1:34 AM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	RATRODKING	04/23/2009 1:46 AM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	philip t	04/23/2009 2:21 AM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	LONGBOX55	04/23/2009 2:40 AM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	truckernix	04/23/2009 3:27 AM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	doc bob	04/23/2009 4:22 AM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	Sedgewick	04/23/2009 4:51 AM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	davidn	04/23/2009 5:55 AM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	Leon	04/23/2009 12:07 PM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	Curt B.	04/23/2009 2:36 PM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	Sedgewick	04/23/2009 4:22 PM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	Hot Rod Dad	04/23/2009 5:58 PM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	atomarc	04/23/2009 6:01 AM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	Q858	04/23/2009 6:14 AM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	Hotrod Lincoln	04/23/2009 6:15 PM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	Whitedog	04/23/2009 6:57 PM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	Curt B.	04/23/2009 7:29 PM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	philip t	04/23/2009 8:13 PM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	Hotrod Lincoln	04/23/2009 11:10 PM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	Hot Rod Dad	04/23/2009 11:11 PM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	Hotrod Lincoln	04/23/2009 11:23 PM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	doc bob	04/24/2009 12:50 PM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	Curt B.	04/24/2009 3:27 PM
Re: Plastigage - what for?	doc bob	04/25/2009 12:06 PM

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