I would just like to point out that post 1967 LBCs went metric. So you just
might want to cut the parts guy who quite likely not alive when you car was
built just a bit of slack.
$.02
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On Nov 5, 2011, at 13:41, Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:
> Those someones should sell bits and pieces they know nothing about. If you
sell whatever you sell you have to know the basics of the goods. Anyway since
when are they doing metric in the US?
> Kees Oudesluijs
> NL
>
>
> Op 5-11-2011 21:29, Team.net schreef:
>> Kees,
>>
>> Why would you expect someone in their 20's or 30's (i.e., people who
weren't
>> even born when our LBC's stopped being made) should know anything other
than
>> metric? Not so stupid, just a different era. Those of us with these cars
>> should know what to ask for.
>>
>> Larry Swift
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
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>> On Behalf Of Oudesluys
>> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 2:34 PM
>> To: Richard Kahn
>> Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Master cylinder-Metric?
>>
>> An old British car with metric thread. Even today they don't know what
>> metric is. Do NAPA know where or what Great Britain is? How stupid can
>> you get?
>> Kees Oudesluijs
>>
>> Op 5-11-2011 16:06, Richard Kahn schreef:
>>> Are the fittings for the brake and clutch master cylinder metric? I
bought
>> a
>>> bench bleeding kit from Napa that does not fit. They figured that a
>> British
>>> car would have metric. One more delay with another trip to the store.
>> I'll
>>> have to bring the old unit in for sizing.
>>> Rich Kahn
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