I'll be facing this problem soon as well, so keep us informed :)
Could you get around the surface tension problem by using water with a
little dishwashing detergent?
Ulix
P.S. I like your sand idea (at least in theory)
On Thu, 9 Jul 1998 GuyWeller@aol.com wrote:
> Has anyone actually tried to measure the combustion chamber capacity ?
> In David Vizard's book he sets out a way of mewasuring cylinder head capacity
> by fillling with light oil from a burette (pipette or calibrated hyperdermic
> ?)
> I tried this but found it impossible to get a sufficiently accurate figure
> because of the meniscus problem + the need to have the cylinder head
> absolutetly level. Should I keep trying
>
> Has anyone a better method of measuring the cylinder head capacity ?
>
> I wondered about filling it with fine sand, and then transferring that to a
> measuring beaker of water and measuring the displaced water ?
>
Ulix __/__,__
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