10-32 sounds familar, it was nearly a month ago, so the mind
didn't keep it.
I was hoping for one more nice Tuesday to drive the car to
Frenchman's for lunch.
Paul.
On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 04:05:20PM -0500, Lew Palmer wrote:
> Paul,
>
> There are no factory installed metrics on an MGB - aftermarket or DPO,
> perhaps. However, there are a number of places that non-SAE (UNF, to be
> proper) fasteners are used:
>
> Most carburetor and fuel fittings (plumbing) still used BSP or BSPT
> (British Standard Pipe or British Standard Pipe Tapered). Most small
> diameter screws were BA (British Association). The most common BA thread
> used was 2BA which is nearly the same as a 10-32 thread. These are
> common on electrical items.
>
> Regards,
> Lew Palmer
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf
> > Of Paul Root
> > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 2:33 PM
> > To: mgs@autox.team.net
> > Subject: SAE or metric
> >
> > So, something's been bugging me for a while now.
> >
> > Are the nuts/bolts on my '77B English or Metric thread?
> >
> > When I'm working I grab whatever wrench fits best (or
> > first), but I'd like to know.
> >
> > The front end seemed to be English. But when my brother was
> > up with a tap and die. It was a metric size that fit the
> > stud on my dashboard.
> >
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