Volume Of The Dish On my Piston
- Thread starter Mr Comet
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If it's round, you can just measure the depth and diameter of it. But it wont allow for any radius at the bottom of the dish but it will get you close. Use this formula and you'll be fine, .7854 x dish dia. x dish dia. x dish depth x 16.39 = volume in cc's.
That formula is what is required to calculate the volume of a cylinder, so having to use the diameter twice is necessary. As said earlier, it doesn't take into consideration any tapering of the depth or a radius at the bottom of it, and it only works if the dish is round. If the dish is any shape other than round, you will just have to physically cc it with a burette.
Mr Comet
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Thank you one and all. I use a medical syringe which I have compared to a local university's burette and found it is over 98% accurate in 70cc. I used a piece of single pane plexiglas and a small film of grease around the top of the piston. Drilled a small hole and filled with water. Started with 33ml in the syringe and finished with 26ml. A ml eguals a cc so the answer was 7 which just happens to be the default on the falconhandbook website simulator. I am happy and thank all of you once again.
Another question for all you veteran engine builders. When I received my cam from classicinlines it had yellow vinyl tape on each roller which sits in the cam bearings. I thought the tape was just there for protection and can be removed just prior to cam lube and installation. Am I correct?
Another question for all you veteran engine builders. When I received my cam from classicinlines it had yellow vinyl tape on each roller which sits in the cam bearings. I thought the tape was just there for protection and can be removed just prior to cam lube and installation. Am I correct?
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