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If you are talking about India, they drive on whatever side they
want at the moment. Demolition derby.<br>
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John<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/24/2020 4:29 PM, Robert Begani
wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Remember
the largest countries by population are driving on the left
hand side of the road and are about to become the largest
consumers of automobiles thanks to the British Influence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Also,
Sweden successfully switched to drive on the right hand side
of the road in the 50’s by careful planning and shutting
down all roads for several days, to change the traffic
lights and signs and paint the pavement. Doubt that could
be accomplished today in any modern country.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Bob
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Healeys
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jean
Caron<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 24, 2020 3:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Michael Oritt <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com"><michael.oritt@gmail.com></a>;
i erbs <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com"><eyera3000@gmail.com></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Healeys <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Today's Rant<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">There was a time after
Canada had gone metric that a fringe political party, called
the Rhinoceros Party, during the provincial election in
Quebec, one of their promise if elected, was to switch
driving from the right hand side to the left hand side of
the road like in the UK, Australia and Japan but like every
good politician, they were going to do it in stages starting
with truck, semi-trailers for the first month and cars the
following month. Surprisingly they never got elected to
fulfill their promise.!!!!!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Jean<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Sent from <a
href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986"
moz-do-not-send="true">Mail</a> for Windows 10<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA">From: </span></b><span
lang="EN-CA"><a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">Michael Oritt</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>April 24, 2020 1:52 PM<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">i erbs</a><br>
<b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">Healeys</a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] Today's Rant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3333FF"
lang="EN-CA">Metrification has been a success in the
street drug trade: Every school kid knows that there
are 28 grams in an ounce.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3333FF"
lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#3333FF"
lang="EN-CA">Best--Michael Oritt <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">On Fri, Apr 24, 2020
at 12:12 PM i erbs <<a
href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Yup, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
lang="EN-CA">The US was going to convert, but
busineses and manufacturers raised a storm over the
cost to convert, so it never officially happened. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Ira Erbs<br>
Portland,OR<br>
59 BN4<br>
67MGB<br>
65 AH Sprite<br>
phone makes it's own choices. Forgive typos<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">On Fri, Apr 24,
2020, 2:15 AM <<a
href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB">“Flirted”? To tell the truth, I’d
never given it much thought but had “assumed”
that the US had resisted metrification. Don’t I
recall that all oil-producing kit is Imperial
because of US domination in that area? And
planes……?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB">I do know that, when Ted “The
Grocer” Heath dragged the UK into the Common
Market, we were supposed to go Metric. There
were some hiccups along the way. A pint of beer
remains a pint. As did a pint of milk whilst
milk bottles still existed. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB">EU: “You must cease drinking pints
forthwith. You will obey”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB">UK: “Won’t. Can’t. Shan’t”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB">Etcetc Finally:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB">EU: “You will obey”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB">UK: “OK. We will keep pint glasses
(From which we will drink proper beer unlike
your pallid Europ*ss). We will refer to those
glasses as “pints” whilst acknowledging that
they contain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB">568.261ml litres each.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB">EU: “Zut, alors. We surrender. Have
some cheese”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB">Aren’t we all allowed the
occasional rant?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB">Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>From:</b>
i erbs <<a href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>>
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 24 April 2020 02:55<br>
<b>To:</b> WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <<a
href="mailto:ynotink@msn.com" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">ynotink@msn.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a
href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>;
Patrick & Caroline Quinn <<a
href="mailto:p_cquinn@tpg.com.au"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">p_cquinn@tpg.com.au</a>>;
Healeys <<a
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Today's Rant<span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
lang="EN-GB">When the US flirted with
metrifying and production when to canada and
mexico they made standard threaded bolts with
metric heads so factories there could use
metric tools<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB">Ira Erbs<br>
Portland,OR<br>
59 BN4<br>
67MGB<br>
65 AH Sprite<br>
phone makes it's own choices. Forgive typos<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB">On Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 6:17 PM
WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <<a
href="mailto:ynotink@msn.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">ynotink@msn.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB">I think you have it
backwards. The original GM design would
have used the UNC thread pattern with a
9/16” bolt head. The design predated
metrification in the US by a few
decades. When Rover went metric,
sometime in the 80s probably, they
retained the US standard thread pattern
while changing to a metric standard bolt
head. It would probably have been more
costly to retool the engine castings to
switch to a metric thread pattern.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB">Bill Lawrence <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB">BN1 #554<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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align="center"><span lang="EN-GB"><img
style="width:7.0416in;height:.0208in"
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border="0"></span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
style="color:black" lang="EN-GB">From:</span></b><span
style="color:black" lang="EN-GB"> i erbs
<<a href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 23, 2020
7:13 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <<a
href="mailto:ynotink@msn.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">ynotink@msn.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a
href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>
<<a
href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>>;
Patrick & Caroline Quinn <<a
href="mailto:p_cquinn@tpg.com.au"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">p_cquinn@tpg.com.au</a>>;
Healeys <<a
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Today's
Rant</span><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
lang="EN-GB">Gm did that to
rationalize tools as you say, but save
money on not converting thread and
pitch to metric. I had a 87 Olds with
that exact situation. But also
standards bolts heads too in some
areas. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB">Ira Erbs<br>
Portland,OR<br>
59 BN4<br>
67MGB<br>
65 AH Sprite<br>
phone makes it's own choices.
Forgive typos<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
lang="EN-GB">On Thu, Apr 23, 2020,
11:39 AM WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <<a
href="mailto:ynotink@msn.com"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">ynotink@msn.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black" lang="EN-GB">In the midst of my
recent Rover V8 rebuild I was
surprised to discover that while
all of the fasteners used metric
wrench sizes many in the short
block used the UNC thread type
ie: a 3/8" coarse bolt with a 13
mm head. I assume that Rover
simply continued the UNC pattern
of the original GM castings and
changed the head size to
simplify tool inventory.</span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black" lang="EN-GB">Bill Lawrence</span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black" lang="EN-GB">BN1 #554</span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="text-align:center"
align="center"><span lang="EN-GB"><img
style="width:6.9791in;height:.0208in" id="Horizontal_x0020_Line_x0020_2"
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height="2" border="0"></span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
style="color:black"
lang="EN-GB">From:</span></b><span
style="color:black" lang="EN-GB">
Healeys <<a
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>>
on behalf of <a
href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>
<<a
href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 23,
2020 12:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Patrick &
Caroline Quinn' <<a
href="mailto:p_cquinn@tpg.com.au"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">p_cquinn@tpg.com.au</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'Healeys' <<a
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys]
Today's Rant</span><span
lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-GB">I have a
vague memory of what we called
“Transitional Rovers” ie a mix
of Imperial and Metric. All ¾
tonner long wheel-base. All UK
based. They may have been
peculiar to the army.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">Glad I
wasn’t in REME…..they had to
maintain them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b>From:</b> Healeys <<a
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moz-do-not-send="true">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Patrick
& Caroline Quinn<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 23 April 2020
00:23<br>
<b>To:</b> 'David Nock' <<a
href="mailto:healeydoc@gmail.com" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">healeydoc@gmail.com</a>>;
'Michael MacLean' <<a
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<b>Cc:</b> 'Healeys' <<a
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<b>Subject:</b> Re:
[Healeys] Today's Rant<span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-AU">G’day</span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-AU"> </span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-AU">Not long
after I bought my first 100
back in 1972 I turned 21 and
one of the birthday gifts I
received was a set of BSF
spanners and sockets. I still
have them.</span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-AU"> </span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-AU">Now I have
three sets of tools. BSF for
the Healey Saloon. AF for the
100 BN3 and metric for the
Hilux, Mercedes and around the
house. There are many
variations of each for
specific purposes.</span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-AU"> </span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-AU">Hoo Roo</span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-AU"> </span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-AU">Patrick
Quinn</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-AU">Blue
Mountains, Australia</span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-AU"> </span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
Healeys [<a
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target="_blank"
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>David
Nock<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 22
April 2020 11:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Michael MacLean<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Healeys<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re:
[Healeys] Today's Rant</span><span
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<p><span lang="EN-AU"> </span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-AU">All the
threads on the 100/4 engine
are BSF not Whitworth.
Whitworth is a coarse thread. </span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p><span lang="EN-AU">However
the wrench sizes are
interchangeable. They are
one size apart from each
other. </span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-AU"> </span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
lang="EN-AU">The threads on
the small plate are 1/4 bsf
and the gen bracket is 5/16
bsf. Also look close there
are some of the studs that
go thru into the cooling
system. </span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-AU">David
Nock</span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
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<p><span lang="EN-AU"> </span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-AU">Sent
from my iPhone</span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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lang="EN-AU"> </span><span
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<p
style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
lang="EN-AU">On Apr 21,
2020, at 10:18 PM, Michael
MacLean <<a
href="mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">rrengineer.mike@att.net</a>>
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lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-AU">So,
I am getting ready
to install the head
on my 100 short
block. Made sure
all the intake
valves have the new
seals I bought from
British Car
Specialists plus the
new set of springs I
already had for the
valves. The two
mating surfaces were
cleaned with a white
(finest grit) Roloc
brush. I have the
correct head gasket
(copper faced).
Tonight was the
night to torque the
head down to the
block. My surprise,
for some stupid
reason I only
ordered 8 new head
nuts. I managed to
order the correct
amount of washer for
the head. No idea
what my pea brain
was thinking. Also
found out the head
nuts are Whitworth
(3/8") size. I
have a Whitworth
socket set, so
tragedy averted
there. I seem to
remember someone
talking about the
water jacket
blanking plate
earlier this week.
That made me look at
the front of my
block. Three studs
and an empty hole.
No cover. I managed
to find two blanking
covers in my stash
of parts and a
gasket in my gasket
set. Woohoo, but no
nuts or lock
washers. Can
someone tell me if
these little nuts
that I do not have
are Whitworth nuts.
If so, what size? I
have a generator
bracket, but there
are no threaded
studs for the block
or nuts to mount it
with. Once again,
Whitworth? The
closer I get to
putting this
together the more
stuff I find out I
don't have.</span><span
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="EN-AU">Mike
MacLean</span><span
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