Everybody knows that the right way to build an engine is to use precision measuring tools to establish the proper internal engine clearances. The problem used to be that these tools were expensive ...

'It's a tough call. If you only plan on ever building one or two engines in your life, it's difficult to justify spending big dollars on specialty engine tools like a micrometer and a dial-bore gauge.

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