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James Edwards
this can be calculated by measurements of the bore
Rushing past the outside to cool the engine. Internally to mix with the fuel and make an explosive mixture inside the piston(s).
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Mark Aguirre
The cylinder, is the body of the engine that has been bored out in order to place a piston inside of it. The piston rides inside the cylinder.
A piston is a plunger, or a plug that moves inside a cube, a cylinder. The piston diameter is the diameter of this plunger/plug. It's a tiny bit smaller than the diameter of the cylinder the piston moves in.
Dennis Rodman
In terms of engines, an external combustion engine such as a steam engine burns fuel outside of the pressure cylinder used to drive the piston. An internal combustion engine such as a petrol or diesel engine burns the fuel inside the pressure cylinder used to drive the piston.
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A pair of outside micrometers is the most accurate.
No, it's in the cylinder between the head and piston.