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@autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+msalter=precisionsportscar.com@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Dave Porter
Sent: March 30, 2008 10:01 AM
To: healeys@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@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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