Use of English {As ths book has been written in England, it uses the appropriate English component names, phrases, and spelling. Some ofthese differ from ‘those used in America. Normally, these cause no dificult, but to make sure,» glossary is printed below. In ordering spore parts remember the parts {ist may use some ofthese words: English ‘American English ‘American ‘Accelerator Gas pedat Locks Latohes ‘Aatial Antenna Methylated spirit Denatured alcohol ‘Act-roll bar Stabile o sway bar Motorway Freeway, tumpike etc Big-end beating Rod beering ‘Number plate conse pat Bonnet (engine cover) Hood Porat Kerosene Boot (luggage compartment) Trunk Potrot Gasoline (908) Bulkhead Fiowall Poul tank Gos tank Bush Bushing ‘inking ‘Pinging’ Cam follower or tppet ‘Valve litter oF tappet Prise (foes apart) Py Carburetor Carburetor Propeller shaft. Driveshaft Gatch Latch ‘Quartertight ‘Quarter window Choke/ventur Bane! Retreod Recap Gieclip ‘Snep-ing Reverse Back-up Glaarance Lash Recker cover Valve cover Crownwheot Ring gear (of sitferential) ‘Saloon ‘Sedan Damper ‘Shock absorber, shock Seized Frozen Disc (broke) Rotor/disk Sidelight Parking light Distance piece ‘Spacer Silencor ‘Muster Drop arm Pioman arm Sil panel (beneath doors) Rocker panel Drop heed coupe Converibie ‘Small and, ile end Fiton pin or wrist pin Dynamo Generator (OC) ‘Spanner ‘Wrench Earth (electrical) Ground Split cote (fr valve spring cap) Lock (for valve spring retainer) Engineers blue Prussian bivo Split in Cotter pin Estate cor Station wagon Steering arm Spindle erm Exhaust manifold Hooder Sump On pan Fault finding/diagnosis ‘Troubleshoating Swart ‘Metal chips or debris Float chambor Float bow! “Tob washer “Tang or lock Free-pley Lash Tappet Valve ior Freowhool Coast ‘Thrust booring ‘Throw-out bearing Gearbox Transmission ‘Top gear High Goarchangs shift Torch Flashight Grub scrow ‘Setscrow, Allon scrow ‘Trackrod (of steering) ‘Tie-rod (oF connecting rod) Gudgeon pin Pieton pin or writ pin Tallin shoe (of brake) ‘Secondary shoe Holshott ‘Aaleshatt Transmission Whole driveline Handbrake Parking brake Tye Tire Hood Soft top Von Panel wegon/van Hot spot Hest rior Vice Vieo Inciator Turn signal Wheel nut Lug nut Innarioe ight Dome tanp Windseroon Windshield Layshatt (of gearbox) Countershaft Wing/mudguard Fender Leading shoe (ot brake) Primary shoe