Ford Corsar Repair Manual page 3

METRIC CONVERSION TABLE
Dimensions and specifications contained in this manual are pro-
vided in metric form. To assist technicians who are not familiar
with the metrication program, the following quick reference
tables are provided:
to get
equivalent
Divide by number of:
LENGTH
milljmetres (mm)
. . . . . . . . . . .
metres (m)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
metres (m) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
kilometres (km) . . . . . . . . . . . .
AREA
millimetres2 (mm2) . . . . . . . . . .
centimetres2 (cm2)
. . . . . . . . . .
metres2 (m2)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
metres2 (m2)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Divide by
TEMPERATURE
. .
.Inch
Foot
5
. . .
"C
=
-("F - 32) or "C
=
0.556 ("F - 32)
Yard
9 . . .
. .
.Mile
5
" F = ( - x ° C ) + 3 2 0 r 0 F = ( 1 . 8 x 0 C ) + 3 2
9
Inch2 . . .
. . .
Inch2 ACCELERATION
. . .
Foot2 metre/sec2 (m/s2) . . . . . . . . . .0.304 . . . . . . . .
. . .
Yard2 metre/sec2 (m/s2) . . . . . . . . . .0.025 . . . . . . . .
VOLUME
mm3
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16,387.00 . . . .
Inch3
cm3
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.387 . . . .
Inch3
litres (l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.01 6 . . . .
Inch3
litres (l)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.946
. . .
.Quart
litres (l)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.785 . . .
.Gallon
metres3 (m3)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.764 . . . .
Yard3
MASS
. . . .
kilograms (kg)
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.453 Pound
. . . .
kilograms (kg)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.180
Ton
. . . .
tonne (t)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.907
Ton
FORCE
newtons (N)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.807 . . . .Kilogram
newtons
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.278 . . .
.Ounce
newtons
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.448 . . .
.Pound
TORQUE
newtons-metres (Nm)
.
newtons-metres (Nm)
.
POWER
kilowatts (kW)
PRESSUREORSTRESS
kilopascals (kPa) . . . . . . . .
kilopascals (kPa) . . . . . . . .
kilograms/cm2
. . . . . . . .
ENERGY OF WORK
joules (J) . . . . . . . . . . . .
joules (J) . . . . . . . . . . . .
joules (J
=
one W's)
.
.
to get
equivalent
number of:
. .0.746 . . . . . . . .
Horsepower
.0.249
Inches of water
. . . . . . . . .
.6.895
Pounds/sq. in.
. . . . . . . . .
0.070 . . . . . . . .
Pounds/sq. in.,
. . 1,055.000 BTU
. . 1.355
Foot-pound
. . 3,600,000.000
Kilowatt-hour
Or
3.6
X
106
LIGHT
. . . . . .
lumens/metre2 (lm.m2) . l ,076 . . . . . . . .
Foot candle
FUEL PERFORMANCE
kilometre/litre (km/I) . . . . . . .
.0.425 . . . . . . . .
Miles/gal.
litres/kilometre (I/km).
. . . . . . .2.352
. . . . . . . . Gallmile
VELOCITY
kilometres/hr. (km/h) . . . . . . .
.1.609 . . . . . . . .
MilesJhour