[Healeys] FW: threading

[Alan Seigrist]

Hong Kong is still largely imperial / SAE when it comes to construction and
fitout.....  All bolts you buy in the market are SAE coarse thread, and all
discussions with contractors are in feet and inches...

Alan

On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 10:39 PM, Michael Salter <
msalter at precisionsportscar.com> wrote:

> 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)
>
> http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/
>
>
>
> -----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
>
>
>
> Porter Customs
>
> Albuquerque, NM USA 87107
>
> 505-352-1378
>
> 1954 BN2
>
> Porter Custom Bicycles
>
> www.britishcarforum.com/portercustoms.html
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-- 
Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
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