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1. weights & measures (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 10:44:27 +0100; Thanks for putting me right Larry.How come that US gallons are smaller than ours? I thought that things were always bigger in the States. I'm thinking of boring my engine out to 0.575526315 US gallo; /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00002.html (7,531 bytes)
2. weights & measures (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 11:27:52 -0500; Message text written by "Mike Kitchener" smaller than ours? I thought that things were always bigger in the States. < Only the cars are bigger over here. <big grin> The US gallon is based on the 16 o; /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00020.html (7,838 bytes)
3. weights & measures (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 11:27:52 -0500; Message text written by "Mike Kitchener" smaller than ours? I thought that things were always bigger in the States. < Only the cars are bigger over here. <big grin> The US gallon is based on the 16 o; /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00025.html (7,926 bytes)
4. Re: weights & measures (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 08:57:02 +0100; Date sent: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 11:27:52 -0500 From David Massey <105671.471 at compuserve.com> Subject: weights & measures To: "Mike Kitchener" <mikek@wanadoo.fr> Copies to: "[unknown]" <zink@pdq.net>, "; /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00081.html (8,215 bytes)
5. Re: weights & measures (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 11:54:00 -0500; Message text written by INTERNET:Mike.Kitchener.mikek@wanadoo.fr < It did have the bigger, 2.2L engine didn't it? Cheers Dave; /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00096.html (7,988 bytes)
6. Re: weights & measures (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 03:12:40 EST; << Thanks for putting me right Larry.How come that US gallons are smaller than ours? I thought that things were always bigger in the States. Only in Texas. Michael in L.A. (where everything is not al; /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00321.html (8,053 bytes)
7. Re: weights & measures (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 06:59:27 -0600; The only reason I can come up with for the differnce is a speculative one. But I think that the differnce was the ability for the English Trading companies to make more profit, Sell the Colonist a sh; /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00327.html (9,063 bytes)
8. Re: weights & measures (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 08:26:59 -1000 (HST); speculative one. the Thomas Jefferson was interested in the scientific aspects of this problem, and was tasked by US Congress in 1790 to report on it. Here is an excerpt: Measures of capacity The gal; /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00393.html (9,272 bytes)
9. Re: weights & measures (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 19:20:59 -0500; Message text written by "scott s." rulers couldn't) what it should be. Jefferson recommended that the US split the difference and use 270 cubic inches as the standard gallon. < According to Halliday; /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00405.html (8,576 bytes)
10. Re: weights & measures (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 21:09:18 -0600; From scott s. <75270_3703a at csi.com> Too bad he pulled the plug on the US delegation to the metric congress. Then again, the British didn't pay much attention to it back then, either, judging by th; /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00459.html (8,619 bytes)
11. Re: weights & measures (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 11:19:37 -0500; Message text written by "Phil Ethier" judging by the fact that all the fasteners on my Triumph are measured in inches. < Except for the Whitworth ones. ;-) Dave; /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00475.html (8,303 bytes)
12. Re: weights & measures (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 13:34:42 -0800; Huh ? What Whitworth fastener isn't measured in inches ? Randall; /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00488.html (8,072 bytes)
13. Re: weights & measures (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 21:07:24 -0600; To: Phil Ethier <pethier@isd.net> And tell me again that Whitworth fasteners are not measured in inches. Wanna see my copy of Machinery's Handbook? British Standard and Whitworth were not generated i; /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00502.html (8,793 bytes)
14. Re: weights & measures (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 21:58:03 -0500; Message text written by Randall Young < The one used in the secret powder coat handshake! Dave; /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00503.html (7,880 bytes)
15. Re: weights & measures (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 22:05:00 -0500; Message text written by "Phil Ethier" Wanna see my copy of Machinery's Handbook? < When you said inches I read SAE. When I hold up my 1/4 whitworth wrench next to my 1/4 SAE wrench there is no resemb; /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00506.html (8,235 bytes)
16. Re: weights & measures (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:11:42 -0600; From David Massey <105671.471 at compuserve.com> OK. True. Well, it does not have overdrive. I wanted this car to be simple. No IRS. No overdrive. At least on the Lotus I know that the engine/gearbox; /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00517.html (8,591 bytes)
17. Re: weights & measures (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 08:18:19 -0500; Message text written by "Phil Ethier" True. < I think the idea is that the 1/4 in whitworth wrench is for use on the 1/4 in whitworth bolt (shank dia) which has a head that is closer to 7/16 or 1/2 i; /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00534.html (8,368 bytes)
18. Re: weights & measures (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 08:18:19 -0500; Message text written by "Phil Ethier" True. < I think the idea is that the 1/4 in whitworth wrench is for use on the 1/4 in whitworth bolt (shank dia) which has a head that is closer to 7/16 or 1/2 i; /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00536.html (8,268 bytes)
19. Re: weights & measures (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 07:41:07 -0600; -- Original Message -- From "David Massey" <105671.471 at compuserve.com> To: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net> Cc: "David Massey" <105671.471@compuserve.com>; "Triumph list" <triumphs@autox.team.net>;; /html/triumphs/2000-12/msg00539.html (8,555 bytes)

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