Re: Dodge caravan Metric Tools?

On Feb 15, 7:03=A0am, Tegger <teg...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> clifto <cli...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Nicholas wrote:
> >> Tegger <teg...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >>>clifto <cli...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >>>> Bob M. wrote:
> >>>>> All vehicles, even those made in the US of A, have been metric for
> >>>>> the past 25 years.
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> >>>> There's a big difference between a vehicle being metric and a
> >>>> vehicle having some metric parts.
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> >>>Vehicles designed in North America have been created entirely in
> >>>Metric for at least the last 20 years.
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> >>>In the CAD/CAM files, cars are subdivided into one-decimeter (10cm,
> >>>about 4") cubes.
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> >>>With a few exceptions, fasteners have been Metric for at least that
> >>>long, I'm sure.
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> >> Not exactly. =A0I've got a Merc Sable that has both Metric and
English
> >> fasteners and bolts. =A0So I bought one of those combination socket
> >> sets to cover all the bases.
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> > My 1989 and 1991 Grand Marquises have more English than metric parts.
> > My 1994 Acclaim has a good number of English parts, and they're always
> > the ones I approach with a metric socket. All were made in the last 20
> > years.
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> You can tell I don't have much experience with domestic cars...
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> Tegger

A good rule of thumb on domestic vehicles with mixed fasteners:

The bolts or studs that thread directly into the heads and block will
be standard, while all others will be metric.

They are slowly phasing in new designs/castings to take the place of
certain 30+ year old engines, so just be patient ;-)

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