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| 551.48 | I work for an American company ) | SUBURB::POWELLM | Nostalgia isn't what it used to be! | Tue Jan 12 1993 13:26 | 34 |
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This is an old topic, but I'm still catching up!
I am one of the "few" judging by the replies a few back, I much
prefer Imperial measures to Metric.
One of the replies suggested that we should go Metric because it
would make it much easier for everyone when they drive on the
continent. I would suggest that only a very small proportion of the
Great Britain population ever drive on the continent. I happen to be a
part of that minority and have no problems except that I seem to get
where I going quicker than I'd imagined.
I recently had a holiday in the jolly old U S of A (lucky me, I
know!), what a great pleasure it was to find everything in Lbs, inches,
feet, Farenheit, gallons (yes, I know that their Gallons are only
4/5ths of ours - The Chevvy Lumina 3.1 LITRE (strange that that is how
they describe the engine size) fuel injected V6 automatic
saloon did an incredible 33 MPG of their gallons, cruising in the
70s!!!!) etc.
It's all 'arold Wislon's fault, this 'ere Decimal Diddle and
metrification. 'e should be sacked I say! What do you mean "he was?"
I like the way the Americans treat Metrication - work everything in
Imperial measures and convert the end results to Metric! That is the
way to do it!!!!!!!! Let them as wants it in Metric have it.
By the way, did you hear about when the continentals tried to make
"Metric bricks?" This is true apparently - they couldn't get the
proportions correct and went back to Imperial measures. Like it!
Malcolm.
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| 551.49 | | ESBS01::RUTTER | Rut The Nut | Tue Jan 12 1993 13:28 | 6 |
| � 4/5ths of ours - The Chevvy Lumina 3.1 LITRE (strange that that is how
� they describe the engine size) fuel injected V6 automatic
So it wasn't described in 'cubic inches' then ? Getting modern ?
J.R.
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| 551.50 | Coupe de Ville (henhouse of the town) | PEKING::SMITHRW | Err..... | Tue Jan 12 1993 13:47 | 6 |
| No. Just adding a touch of Euro-glamour to a standard US barge.
Like using French (Franglais) names...
Richard
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| 551.51 | | SUBURB::FRENCHS | Semper in excernere | Tue Jan 12 1993 16:17 | 3 |
| so how many cubic inches is a 3.5 Lt V8
Simon
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| 551.52 | Only 3� litres, where's the torque ? ;-) | ESBS01::RUTTER | Rut The Nut | Tue Jan 12 1993 16:21 | 7 |
| � so how many cubic inches is a 3.5 Lt V8
Dunno.
Not too many though, as my 4.2 litre Heep is 258 c.i. as I recall...
J.R.
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| 551.53 | Even Germany isn't 100% metric | IOSG::SHOVE | Dave Shove -- REO2-G/M6 | Tue Jan 12 1993 17:13 | 9 |
| (Rathole)
A friend of mine who lives in Germany had a large gas pipe installed to
his house (to run his wife's pottery kiln).
It was described by the men from the Deutsches GasVerein or whatever
they;re called as a "2 inch main".
D.
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| 551.54 | | PLAYER::BROWNL | Free the VT 52 | Wed Jan 13 1993 08:39 | 6 |
| Here in Belgium, plumbers still use pipes, fittings and joints in
Imperial sizes, mostly the iron ones. I haven't checked the copper
fittings, they have only recently become commonly used. Taps and so on
are certainly Imperial.
Laurie.
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| 551.55 | Lt to Cubic Inch | SUBURB::FRENCHS | Semper in excernere | Wed Jan 13 1993 09:03 | 31 |
| � Not too many though, as my 4.2 litre Heep is 258 c.i. as I
� recall...
That figures as my previous Landy had a Perkins 4203 engine in it.
The 4 refered to the number of cylinders and the 203 was the inch�.
It was a 3.3 Lt beast with so much torque thst it broke 2 gear boxes
(one a total write off) and one overdrive.
I called it "The Torque of the Devil".
From the above figures I have worked out the following;
Lt Inch�
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4.2 258
3.3 203
4.2-3.3 = 0.9 55 (258-203)
0.45 27.5
0.225 13.75
0.1125 6.875
258 / 4.2 = 61.43
203 / 3.3 = 61.52
Therefore 3.5 / .9 = 3.89 (number of occurances of .9 in 3.5)
3.89 * 55 = 213.95 (3.89 occurances times inch� of .9lt)
(= 213.95 inch� or 214 inch� for ease)
Simon
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| 551.56 | How many litres in a gallon then eh? | WELCLU::BISPJL::lewis | :�( | Mon Oct 31 1994 09:48 | 6 |
| Can anybody tell me how many litres there are in a gallon (so
that I can work out my MPG figures correctly)?
Many Thanks,
Phil
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| 551.57 | | BAHTAT::DODD | | Mon Oct 31 1994 09:52 | 5 |
| 4.546
Don't you have diries?
A
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| 551.58 | | BRUMMY::MARTIN::BELL | Martin Bell, Central PSC, Birmingham UK | Mon Oct 31 1994 09:54 | 2 |
| The easiest way to convert Litre to Gallons is to multiply the Litres
by 0.22.
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| 551.59 | Re.57 ;^) | CMOTEC::POWELL | Nostalgia isn't what it used to be, is it? | Mon Oct 31 1994 12:26 | 10 |
| 4.546
Don't you have diries?
^^^^^^
A
What is one they the Andrew?
Malcolm.
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| 551.60 | | BAHTAT::DODD | | Mon Oct 31 1994 12:36 | 8 |
| Re .59
I rather like the sound of "the Andrew" Malcolm. Not just any Andrew,
"The Andrew". Yes I could get used to that.
"The Andrew"
PS The A slipped don't ya know.
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| 551.61 | :-{ | CMOTEC::POWELL | Nostalgia isn't what it used to be, is it? | Tue Nov 01 1994 13:15 | 6 |
| Well, the Andrew, my last bit was complete nonsense! I can't even work
out what I was trying to say now!!!
Guess we are in good company now.
Malcolm.
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