...BTW your Bieber avatar is awesome.-Malone
I suppose you could place a piece of fairly sturdy piece of flat across the cylinder with the piston below it. Then measure to the top of the piece of flat and zero the gauge. Then bring the piston up.
I doubt they're compatible but, I have a 1.6L block that I just removed and stripped from a car if your interested.
I would have TIG welded it, but if you wanted to try JB weld, you should have stop drilled that crack to prevent it from propagating further, then JB welded it. remember, JB weld is great stuff for blocking a leak, but is not structural on a crack in case iron because you can't get it into the entire crack's surfaces.
Outdoor paint booth, I like it! Build is looking good!Brendan
Nice Ride! I always wanted a TDI Radio Flyer.