MANUFACTURE PLATE
DESCRIPTION
The Manufacturer Plate (Fig. 2) is located in the
engine compartment on the passenger side rear cor-
ner of the hood. The plate contains five lines of infor-
mation:
1. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
2. Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM)
3. Gross Train Mass (GTM)
4. Gross Front Axle Rating (GFAR)
5. Gross Rear Axle Rating (GRAR)
METRIC SYSTEM
DESCRIPTION
The metric system is based on quantities of one,
ten, one hundred, one thousand and one million.
The following chart will assist in converting metric
units to equivalent English and SAE units, or vise
versa.
CONVERSION FORMULAS AND EQUIVALENT VALUES
MULTIPLY BY TO GET MULTIPLY BY TO GET
in-lbs x 0.11298 = Newton Meters
(N·m)
N·m x 8.851 = in-lbs
ft-lbs x 1.3558 = Newton Meters
(N·m)
N·m x 0.7376 = ft-lbs
Inches Hg
(60° F)
x 3.377 = Kilopascals (kPa) kPa x 0.2961 = Inches Hg
psi x 6.895 = Kilopascals (kPa) kPa x 0.145 = psi
Inches x 25.4 = Millimeters (mm) mm x 0.03937 = Inches
Feet x 0.3048 = Meters (M) M x 3.281 = Feet
Yards x 0.9144 = Meters M x 1.0936 = Yards
mph x 1.6093 = Kilometers/Hr.
(Km/h)
Km/h x 0.6214 = mph
Feet/Sec x 0.3048 = Meters/Sec (M/S) M/S x 3.281 = Feet/Sec
mph x 0.4470 = Meters/Sec (M/S) M/S x 2.237 = mph
Kilometers/Hr.
(Km/h)
x 0.27778 = Meters/Sec (M/S) M/S x 3.600 Kilometers/Hr. (Km/h)
Fig. 2 MANUFACTURER PLATE
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