Terry:
Right on!!!!!!!
God I love napalm in the morning................
Skip...............At 05:37 PM 1/28/98 EST, T A TERRY wrote:
>In a message dated 98-01-28 16:02:13 EST, Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com writes:
>
><< Part of the confusion is that the old Whitworth head measurement became
> known as British Standard (BS). This is entirely different from the
> modern thread pitch known as British Standard Fine (BSF). BSF is for
> all intents and purposes the same as the SAE's United National Fine
> (UNF). That's why you can go down to the local 'Murrican hardware store
> and find bolts whose thread size will work on a B.
>
> Clear as mud? I hope so, because this should be enough BS about BS! >>
>
>Kile got it a little wrong, as others will point out. Whitworth is a course
>thread and most American Course threaded bolts and nuts will work...although
>the wrenches won't. BSF is not close to any American standard but on MGB's
>that will not be a problem as you have few , if any BSF blots or nuts. Lucas
>and SU never made the transistion and continued to use the BSF thread
>standard. BSF is a fine thread. When the Brits went to the BSF standard,
>they thoughtfully used a head size that was compatible with the older
>Whitworth standard so the wrenches will fit.....some wrenches are marked in
>both W and BSF.....
>
>The real answer here is to buy a real MG, pre '56, and then get the proper
>wrenches!!
>
>Let the Flames begin !!!
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>
>TA Terry
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