An interesting variation on the plug gauge was used in automotive
engine manufacturing - A slightly undersize plug was inserted and
regulated compressed air fed through the plug to holes around the
circumference of the plug. The actual pressure is a quite accurate
index of the difference between plug & cylinder.

Perhaps it's done differently these days - Compressed air is expensive
stuff.
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