That sort of thing is very tedious for a person not accustomed to working
with dial gages and micrometers.
It took me two years to come up with an acceptable set of bent rods,
threaded blocks and various C clamp devises to methodically check
everything.
I still haven't got a tool that repeatedly gives me the correct deck
height. I've been using hollow solder for a crush and I know it isn't
close to accurate.
I guess my next deck height will be checked with piano wire of various
thicknesses ground to the desired thickness.
Between Cofap, Mahle and OEM VW cylinders I find as much as  .030
difference in length.
That just bolt it together and trusting the part maker doesn't get it
anymore.

Stan Wilder

On Mon, 16 Dec 2002 21:58:34 -0600 John Rodgers <j_rodgers@charter.net>
writes:
> I cannot imagine anyone rebuilding an engine with out mikeing and
> dialing everything. It just isn't logical. To much work to rebuild
> an
> engine without  making it right as it goes together.
>

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