Figure 3 shows how to make an extremely simple and cheap tool, in no more that 30 minutes, using junk that almost everyone has around the house. It eliminates the need for an expensive dial indicator by employing an ordinary carriage bolt and a feeler gauge (something every Model A’er has in his toolbox). This is called the “Crankshaft Checker” or the “Poor Mans Dial Indicator”.

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