[Healeys] FW: threading

[Michael Salter]

Hi Dave,

That is absolutely true of the XPAG engines. As I recall this was part of an
early attempt at universal "metrification" in Britain. Pity it failed.
Amazingly, although the U.K. has now largely accepted the metric system they
still use MILES!!! and here in Canada, where again the metric system has
largely been adopted, the building industry still uses feet and inches. 

The mind boggles.

Of course the U.S. is still adamantly "imperial" together with two other
countries in the world Liberia and Myanmar!!

 

Michael Salter

100 (1953)

AHX12 (1953)

Bugeye (1961)

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-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces+msalter=precisionsportscar.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+msalter=precisionsportscar.com at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Dave Porter
Sent: March 30, 2008 10:01 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] FW: threading

 

In the early T series MG's I had always believed that the engines used

either Whitworth or BSF threading, but lo and behold I was checking the sump

bolts with my thread gauge and they are Metric 1.50 and 1.75. Does anyone

know how this happened on a Brit engine?

 No prizes for the correct answer, but I would like to know the name of the

French company that was involved.

Dave

 

frogeye at porterscustom.com

 

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