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    why are the rocker cover bolts 3/8 AF when most other parts are metric, are there eny other bolts AF that are there to stall us

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    Because its a Holden. Its one of many silly things they get up to on our cars.

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    Because the Americans who built the engine still use imperial measurements, while the rest of the world use metric .

    Nah I'm just crapping around I know that doesn't hold true but it works for me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by acarmody View Post
    Because the Americans who built the engine still use imperial measurements, while the rest of the world use metric .

    Nah I'm just crapping around I know that doesn't hold true but it works for me.
    It is true what you say Like miles, farenheit etc.

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    jesus tell me about it, I import engine parts from the USA guides seats etc small parts, and have to sell them here in NZ, everything i deal with is imperial-metric conversions everyday
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