What is this ?
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What is this ?
I found what I think is a tool , still in the package .It says "Mini" Feeler Gauge"
16 top quality blades ,Etched in Thousandths and MMs . ...What the heck is this guys ? ...It kinda reminds me of a swiss army knife with all the blades excpet this thing is just a bunch of flat pieces of metal that swing out . Wayne
16 top quality blades ,Etched in Thousandths and MMs . ...What the heck is this guys ? ...It kinda reminds me of a swiss army knife with all the blades excpet this thing is just a bunch of flat pieces of metal that swing out . Wayne
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I could be totally wrong on this its just a guess but is it a guage for spark plugs?
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Working the 2.8 to 3.4 swap with a 5 speed.
Kills: 2000 Silverado V6, 1995 v6 mustang, 1994 rodeo v6, 2001 Ford Sport trac, 1992 honda prelude riced out
Losses: 89 GTA, 95 Z28, 90 Camaro 305 TBI with mods
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Josh
1989 Firebird
Working the 2.8 to 3.4 swap with a 5 speed.
Kills: 2000 Silverado V6, 1995 v6 mustang, 1994 rodeo v6, 2001 Ford Sport trac, 1992 honda prelude riced out
Losses: 89 GTA, 95 Z28, 90 Camaro 305 TBI with mods
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From: Bayville NJ and Newark at NJIT.
It's a flat feeler gage, as opposed to a wire feeler gage. Most everyone has one sitting in their tool boxes. Do a search at your favorite search engine for it, you'll come across a picture sooner or later.
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1985 Camaro SC - 2.8L, auto.
C'mon, spin 'em for papa...
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1985 Camaro SC - 2.8L, auto.
C'mon, spin 'em for papa...
http://www.xenodrgn.f2s.com/Frontright.jpg
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hey wayne, since i am becoming a mechanic, i just got a whole lot of these with my Snap-On tool set..........they are tools used for measuring........per say to check things such as clearance and eveness........to check the clearance of something, you would simply slide the feeler gauge in between the two objects that you want to know the clearnace between, and keep sticking the gauges in until you can not fit anymore......the last one you will have stuck in will be the clearance......
or to check the trueness of a bellhousing......lay a flatedge across the opening and stick the feeler gauges inbeetweeen the flat edege and bellhousing surface............
capice?
or to check the trueness of a bellhousing......lay a flatedge across the opening and stick the feeler gauges inbeetweeen the flat edege and bellhousing surface............
capice?
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From: Baton Rouge ,Louisiana ,USA
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 1991tealRSt-topGuy:
hey wayne, since i am becoming a mechanic, i just got a whole lot of these with my Snap-On tool set..........they are tools used for measuring........per say to check things such as clearance and eveness........to check the clearance of something, you would simply slide the feeler gauge in between the two objects that you want to know the clearnace between, and keep sticking the gauges in until you can not fit anymore......the last one you will have stuck in will be the clearance......
or to check the trueness of a bellhousing......lay a flatedge across the opening and stick the feeler gauges inbeetweeen the flat edege and bellhousing surface............
capice?</font>
hey wayne, since i am becoming a mechanic, i just got a whole lot of these with my Snap-On tool set..........they are tools used for measuring........per say to check things such as clearance and eveness........to check the clearance of something, you would simply slide the feeler gauge in between the two objects that you want to know the clearnace between, and keep sticking the gauges in until you can not fit anymore......the last one you will have stuck in will be the clearance......
or to check the trueness of a bellhousing......lay a flatedge across the opening and stick the feeler gauges inbeetweeen the flat edege and bellhousing surface............
capice?</font>
...Interesting though . I should use it one day .Thanx ...Wayne 
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the gauges are also used to check the warpage of the head/block surface. Get a machined straitedge (block of metal machined true/strait on all surfaces) put on the bottom of the heads/on top of the block where the heads would go. do 3 measurements 2-diagnal corner to corner & 1 straight across lengthwise. The usual acceptable clearance should be in the chilton book (haynes doesn't list it)
