Why 5.1 quart jugs?

[JDgreen227]

Totally agree. In 1980, President Carter told us in middle school that it was going to happen any day now. Still waiting...

My Jeep had a nice mix of SAE, metric, and torx fasteners.

First car I ever purchased that had metric fasteners was a '79 Ford Fairmont, if I recall right, the majority of nuts and bolts that were metric were painted a lime green color...

Just offhand, are Torx fasteners considered SAE or Metric?

 

[jonyyuma]

Well it partially went metric, I had a 83 gm truck and a 84 S-10 that were mixed metric parts on them. I did buy complete sets of metric craftsman tools to fit them.Then some parts went back to standard size. Jy.

 

[JDgreen227]

Well it partially went metric, I had a 83 gm truck and a 84 S-10 that were mixed metric parts on them. I did buy complete sets of metric craftsman tools to fit them.Then some parts went back to standard size. Jy.

Have always wished they had settled on ONE standard for threaded fasteners, EITHER SAE OR METRIC. Guess that would have been too simple.

 

[Skyco]

I think the makers of the 5.1 qt jugs are just trying to be user friendly in todays competitive market.
The extra .1 is to cover the duffers that always spill some because they don't have a funnel.

 

[Chilly807]

Have always wished they had settled on ONE standard for threaded fasteners, EITHER SAE OR METRIC. Guess that would have been too simple.

Even the metric system has it's foibles.. European metric as opposed to Japanese metric drives me nuts. Slightly different pitch, but enough that it won't go together.

Sean

 

[JDgreen227]

Even the metric system has it's foibles.. European metric as opposed to Japanese metric drives me nuts. Slightly different pitch, but enough that it won't go together.

Sean

Maybe THAT explains why what Carter told us back in 1980 still hasn't happened...:laughing:

I really have not had much experience with threaded fasteners that will not go together, except for one item...those hot-dipped galvanized bolts you can buy at Menards, well they are SAE thread, but becuz of the thickness of the galvanizing, you can ONLY thread nuts and bolts from Menards together that have the same galvanizing. Guess that is what Euro/Japanese metric must be like...force fitting until it burrs the threads.

 

[Chilly807]

Maybe THAT explains why what Carter told us back in 1980 still hasn't happened...:laughing:

I really have not had much experience with threaded fasteners that will not go together, except for one item...those hot-dipped galvanized bolts you can buy at Menards, well they are SAE thread, but becuz of the thickness of the galvanizing, you can ONLY thread nuts and bolts from Menards together that have the same galvanizing. Guess that is what Euro/Japanese metric must be like...force fitting until it burrs the threads.

Something like that.. a typical metric thread, for example, may be 8 x 1.50, which is an 8 mm fastener which has 1.50 mm between thread crests. If that's the European version, typical Japanese is 8 x 1.25, same 8mm diameter, but 1.25 mm between thread crests. Then there's metric coarse, metric fine, and metric extra fine, which is really the difference between Euro and Japanese threads.

Let's just say that owning a Honda and a Volkswagen would be an exercise in frustration for do-it-yourself guys.

Sean

 

[Ordite]

Totally agree. In 1980, President Carter told us in middle school that it was going to happen any day now. Still waiting...

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[3930dave]

We often get US quarts up here, 950ml bottles.

Theory 1: shipments are getting inverted (Canada/USA). Confused dispatchers, lost truckers ?

Theory 2: Manuf. are deliberately trying to confuse the many people out there who can't do basic arithmetic, hoping they will over-buy.

First vehicle I worked with mixed fasteners was a 78 Chev. Last one, a 2001 Ford. As a young pup, I thought it was a stupid idea in 1978, still do.

I have nothing against either system, just picking ONE would make a whole lot more sense, unless you have shares in tool companies.

Things that make you go hhhhmmmmmm D.

 

[dusty3030]

http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Car_Care/AskMobil/Walmart_Collection.aspx

No secret no gimmick
WalMart has the exclusive on 5 qts
5.1 is what they sell other places