Abbreviations and symbols used in this manual
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IntroductionAbbreviations and symbols used in this manual
ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS USED IN THIS MANUAL
| Across flats (bolt size) | AF Low tension ............................................................. |
| After bottom dead centre | ABDC Maximum ............................................................ |
| After top dead centre | ATDC Metre ........................................................................ |
| Alternating current | a.c. Millilitre .................................................................... |
| Ampere | A or amp Millimetre ............................................................... |
| Ampere hour | amp hr Miles per gallon .................................................... |
| Before bottom dead centre | BBDC Miles per hour ...................................................... |
| Before top dead centre | BTDC Minute (angle) ............................................................ |
| Bottom dead centre | BDC Minus (of tolerance) ................................................... |
| Brake horse power | bhp Negative (electrical) ................................................... |
| British Standards | BS Newton metres (torque) ........................................ |
| Carbon monoxide | CO Number ................................................................. |
| Centimetre | cm Ohms ................................................................... |
| Centigrade (Celsius) | C3 Ounces (force) ....................................................... |
| Cubic centimetre | cm3 Ounces (mass) ........................................................ |
| Cubic inch | in Ounce inch (torque) .......................................... |
| Degree (angle) | deg or ° Outside diameter ................................................. |
| Degree (temperature) | deg or ° Part number ................................................... |
| Diameter | dia. Percentage ............................................................... |
| Direct current | d.c. Pints ......................................................................... |
| Electronic Control Unit | ECU Pints (US) ........................................................... |
| Electronic Fuel Injection | EFI Plus (tolerance) ......................................................... |
| Fahrenheit | F Positive (electrical) .................................................... |
| Feet | ft Pound (force) .......................................................... |
| Feet per minute | ft/min Pounds inch (torque) .......................................... |
| Fifth | 5th Pound (mass) ........................................................... |
| First | 1st Pounds per square inch .......................... |
| Fluid ounce | fl oz Ratio ........................................................................... |
| Foot pounds (torque) | lbf ft Reference .............................................................. |
| Fourth | 4th Revolution per minute ..................................... |
| Gramme (force) | gf Right-hand ............................................................. |
| Gramme (mass) | g Second (angle) ........................................................... |
| Gallons | gal Second (numerical order) ...................................... |
| Gallons (US) | US gal Specific gravity ................................................... |
| High tension (electrical) | H.T. Square centimetres ............................................... |
| Internal diameter | I.D. Square inches ......................................................... |
| Inches of mercury | in. Hg Standard wire gauge ......................................... |
| Inches | in Synchroniser/Synchromesh .......................... |
| Kilogramme (force) | kgf Third ....................................................................... |
| Kilogramme (mass.) | kg Top dead centre .................................................. |
| Kilogramme centimetre (torque) | kgf.cm2 United Kingdom ...................................................... |
| Kilogramme per square millimetre | kgf/mm2 Vehicle Identification Number ............................... |
| Kilogramme per square centimetre | kgf/cm Volts ......................................................................... |
| Kilogramme metres (torque) | kgf.m Watts ....................................................................... |
| Kilometres | km |
| Kilometres per hour | km/h SCREW THREADS |
| Kilovolts | kV American Standard Taper Pipe ......................... |
| Left-hand | LH British Standard Pipe ........................................... |
| Left-hand steering | LHStg Unified Coarse .................................................... |
| Left-hand thread | LHThd Unified Fine ......................................................... |
| Litres | l or litre |
l.t. max. m ml mm mpg mph ’ - - Nm No. ohm ozf oz ozf.in. O.D. Part No. % pt US pt + + lbf in.lbf. lb2 PSI or lbf/in : ref. rev/min RH " 2nd sp.gr.2 cm2 in s.w.g. synchro. 3rd TDC UK VIN V W
NPTF BSP UNC UNF
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