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Old 11-28-2014, 10:41 AM   #9
V8 Bob
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Default Re: Recently Acquired 50 Ford With A Merc Engine

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Originally Posted by VeryTangled View Post
Couldn't an easy stroke test be to take a chopstick or ke-bob stick and put it down a handy empty spark plug hole, mark lowest and highest points when spinning engine BY HAND and bingo, a rough stroke measurement?
The only thing you can measure through the spark plug hole on a Ford flathead is the exhaust valve lift. You have to either remove a head or the oil pan to measure stroke.
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