atw: Re: Help with US English terms - Tacho

They just refer to it as a "Tach" pronounced "Tack".
It's an Aussie thing to add "O" to the end of everything, like Jacko and
Freo and so on.


On 21/02/07, robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



Thanks for all your input, folks, but there is still one term that eludes
me:

In AU the engine rev counter is also called a Tachometer or Tacho for
short. What
do you call it in the US? Is it the same?

Thx
Robert


>
> It is possible that some people use the term "lug nuts" over here. I'm
> not a mechanic, so I don't know if it is the correct technical term or
> not. However, if I wanted to describe a car wheel according to how
> many studs/lugs it had, I'm sure I would say it had a "4-stud" or
> "5-stud" pattern.
>
> Rod Stuart wrote:
>     I sincerely apologise for suggesting that there is a Kiwi term
>     "lug nots". It must be a Taranaki colloquialism.
> Nevertheless, it is pretty close to "wheel lug nuts" as in the
> following exerpt from the suggested web site: Wheel Lugs
>
> The large bolts that go through the wheel rim and secure it to the
> wheel hub are known as the wheel lugs. They are pressed into the hub
> from the inboard side so they cannot pull out when tightened. The  lug
> nuts thread onto the wheel lugs, clamping the wheel rim between the
> hub and lug nuts. If the wheel lug nuts are not properly tightened
> your wheel will come off. Over- tightening, conversely, can prevent
> you from being able to change a flat tire.
>
>
>  On 21/02/07, MHT <runfox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>     mmmmmmmmm
>     Well it would appear that Kiwis and Texans have some things in
>     common. hi hi MN Mary
>
>
>     On 2/20/2007 4:22:44 PM, austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>     > Down here
>     > I've always used wheel nuts and wheel studs (the threaded part
>     on the hub). > > MHT wrote: Even if you have a "Native Speaker"
>     give you the goods, you may want to Xcheck this "offical" list of
>     terms, as your native speaker might not realize that a term s/he
>     has used since grades school is slang and not what the auto
>     industry deems "offical". > > Here is an "offical" alphabetical
>     list of parts: >
>     http://auto.indiamart.com/auto-part/autopart-a.html > > I've > not
>     heard the term wheels nuts, BTW, we call them wheel lugs (the
>     bolt) > and lug nuts (the nut on the bolt) here in MN. Sometimes
>     wheel lug nut is > used. > MN Mary > > > > On 2/19/2007 10:17:11
>     PM, austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I have
>     a small job (paid) changing AU English car terminology into US > >
>     English. The > > terms are relatively simple, anyone who has
>     driven a car in the US > would > > know them. > > > > If there is
>     a native US English speaker on the list could you please > >
>     contact me > > directly to discuss > --
>     /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Dave Reynolds Phone: (64) (3) 358
>     1029 > Senior Technical Author Fax: (64) (3) 359 4632 Tait
>     Electronics
>
>
>
> --
> Rod Stuart
> 1/19 Thrall Street
> Innaloo, WA 6018, Australia
> (08) 9204 2957
> <rod.stuart@xxxxxxxxx>
> (042) 813 5605
>
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