Why Ilford printing paper has not the 3/2 ratio in dimensions like of a 35mm film

[mshchem]

Source? Context? Must be historical; continental Europe doesn't use such a thing except the troy ounce for precious metals (but if it is historical, it is certainly wildly simplified as there were far more states back when continental Europe used such measurements, which would have had their own measurements).
Btw. I'm m pretty sure ball bearings are not in inches in Europe. Some plumbing standards and bicycle wheels (at least nominally), and the square drives on socket wrenches are in (fractions of) inches though.

These are ancient. Troy ounce was adopted in England, but there's as many different pounds as there are tribes. Metric system is (after Troy measures) the first real universal weights and measures.

In the US, autos and aircraft are metric seems like everything else is SAE US version of English inches etc. We need metric!

 

[grain elevator]

My Acura dealer in New Jersey wants $480 to replace my spark plugs (6 cylinders) in a 2012 TL with 120,000 miles. I think they're pricing is nuts so have held off doing it. It's recommended to replace them at 100,000. The plugs are made with some special metals that last long. Give me a break!

Uhm why would you go to the dealer after the warranty period? Find a decent independent shop!

 

[Sirius Glass]

These are ancient. Troy ounce was adopted in England, but there's as many different pounds as there are tribes. Metric system is (after Troy measures) the first real universal weights and measures.

In the US, autos and aircraft are metric seems like everything else is SAE US version of English inches etc. We need metric!

That would only happen if the left side of the IQ curve moved more to the right. Sadly, not likely to happen.

 

[Pieter12]

Uhm why would you go to the dealer after the warranty period? Find a decent independent shop!

My Acura dealer in New Jersey wants $480 to replace my spark plugs (6 cylinders) in a 2012 TL with 120,000 miles. I think they're pricing is nuts so have held off doing it. It's recommended to replace them at 100,000. The plugs are made with some special metals that last long. Give me a break!

Could be like my BMW where there is an ignition coil as part of each spark plug cap, and the labor involved is more complex than it used to be. The coils might need to be replaced at the same time, too.

 

[MattKing]

Uhm why would you go to the dealer after the warranty period? Find a decent independent shop!

The quality independent shops around here are big enough to be able to afford the $100,000.00 + per year to maintain all the necessary diagnosis equipment (for current cars) and charge similar amounts as the dealers - some savings, but not much.

 

[Craig]

Could be like my BMW where there is an ignition coil as part of each spark plug cap, and the labor involved is more complex than it used to be. The coils might need to be replaced at the same time, too.

Most everything has been coil-on-plug for a long time.

 

[Pieter12]

Most everything has been coil-on-plug for a long time.

Well, I only get a new car every 10-15years, so I'm not up to speed on those things.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Well, I only get a new car every 10-15years, so I'm not up to speed on those things.

Well, I only get a new car every 25-45years, so I'm not up to speed on those things.

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

Uhm why would you go to the dealer after the warranty period? Find a decent independent shop!

I can get a free loaner car from the Acura dealer. I also like Acura parts which in this case i just found out are $40 each or$240 plus labor. With a discount I asked for, they're now at $428. No coils or wires just plugs..

 

[Craig]

Well, I only get a new car every 10-15years, so I'm not up to speed on those things.

I had a 1995 car that was coil on plug, Fords had it 25 years ago. It's not new technology.

 

[koraks]

"The other thing with leaving them in that long is they can corrode to the cylinder head." Would not be a performance enhancer.

It's just mostly a b*** to get them out when that happens, with the risk of them breaking off. And then you're screwed, of course.

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

Well I'll find out Thursday. Thanks for the advice everyone.

 

[cliveh]

I thought this thread was about paper ratio and not about cars.

 

[MattKing]

I thought this thread was about paper ratio and not about cars.

Any time the real world and the photography world intersect, anything can happen!

 

[Craig]

I can get a free loaner car from the Acura dealer. I also like Acura parts which in this case i just found out are $40 each or$240 plus labor. With a discount I asked for, they're now at $428. No coils or wires just plugs..

From Rock Auto the original plugs are around $6 each. I suppose they need to pay for the free loaner somehow.

 

[MattKing]

From Rock Auto the original plugs are around $6 each. I suppose they need to pay for the free loaner somehow.

If you spend any time on car related sites, you may come away with a less than stellar opinion about products from Rock Auto (and I expect some other sources).
There are probably a number of apparently compatible but still different plugs for an Accura.
EDIT: for clarity, I'm saying that one can find a wide range of quality from sources like this, not that this particular source is any different from others.

 

[Roger Thoms]

I thought this thread was about paper ratio and not about cars.

Where’s Sean, he needs to start a Autrio site, you know, Gas, Diesel, Electric.

Roger

 

[Pieter12]

And why aren’t parking spaces the same proportion as cars?

 

[Craig]

Where’s Sean, he needs to start a Autrio site, you know, Gas, Diesel, Electric.

Roger

What about the alt process stuff like steam? Steam powered cars are really interesting ( I was going to say cool, but steam is actually rather warm)

 

[Vaughn]

Well I'll find out Thursday. Thanks for the advice everyone.

Well, at $428, that was 0.35 cents per mile. Not too bad.

I took autoshop in high school (1972) It was the only class I almost failed. But I remember the teacher mentioning that to change the plugs on some Mustang V8s required lifting the engine part way out to reach them. Don't quote me on it...While I tend to retain everything I have learned with a mind like a steel trap, things tend to get a bit mangled. And he drove a Corvette, so he might have been biased.

But it makes me wonder how easy it is to get the plugs into the Accura.

Craig -- Another alternative: I helped a little working on a wood gasifier powered van at a commune in New Zealand back in 1975. And I vaguely remember a movie just post WWII - the hero(s) escaping the Japanese Army in a wood gasifier powered bus -- burning coconut husks or something like that.

I thought this thread was about paper ratio and not about cars.

By page five we were on pints of beer in Paris. The original topic was taken care of by page three.

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

Any time the real world and the photography world intersect, anything can happen!

I'll post a picture of the car after its serviced.

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

From Rock Auto the original plugs are around $6 each. I suppose they need to pay for the free loaner somehow.

A few years ago I borrowed one of their loaners, a brand new car. It had 10 miles on it. Then I got into an accident. Oh boy! I decided to skip the loaner this time and just wait. There's a restaurant across the street so I'll have lunch while waiting. I just have to be careful crossing the street.

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

If you spend any time on car related sites, you may come away with a less than stellar opinion about products from Rock Auto (and I expect some other sources).
There are probably a number of apparently compatible but still different plugs for an Accura.
EDIT: for clarity, I'm saying that one can find a wide range of quality from sources like this, not that this particular source is any different from others.

Acura parts has plugs ranging from $17-$40. I need the $40 version. I priced the parts separately from the dealers part's department based on the car model, a 2012 TL. Why there's such a difference in pricing, I have no idea. I've priced up the work in independent repair shops. But who knows what they'll provide. https://www.acurapartswarehouse.com/oem-acura-spark_plug.html

I'll do oil changes and tire rotations at Jiffy Lube because they're pretty convenient and nice people.

 

[Ernst-Jan]

Square (rectangular) or round bales?

Square and round are two dimensional. What if I told you bales are 3 dimensional

 

[Pieter12]

I can get a free loaner car from the Acura dealer. I also like Acura parts which in this case i just found out are $40 each or$240 plus labor. With a discount I asked for, they're now at $428. No coils or wires just plugs..

I very much doubt Acura (Honda) makes spark plugs. Find out what brand and number is used and shop around. Of course, you'll have to replace them yourself or just make sure an independent mechanic is using the same ones. Acura dealers need to amortize the cost of loaner cars, coffee machines and nice waiting rooms--some of that comes from parts sales.