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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread
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To: maceng2 who wrote (19921)1/31/2008 8:08:31 AM
From: HPilot  Read Replies (1) of 36918
 
I noted that many people still use imperial units in the USA. This must lead to all sorts of problems. This was a big eye opener...

The auto industry has converted to SI for the most part. I have lately been working on a Ford Taurus, all of the engine, not just the bolts are metric, most of the bolts under the hood are metric, but some components are not. The nut for the power line from the alternator is for some reason not. Of course all American cars have American Standard lug nuts on the wheels for some reason. The aviation industry is in transition but really only the newer jet aircraft and space craft. The rest is all American Standard which is the English system with our own standards of thread and bolt size. I work in the heating and refrigeration industry and its is all English. It does cause problems, I preferred SI in college.
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