Terry Skinner's Guide to GMC Lingo-Speak-Jargon
AC..... Air Conditioning AKA ... Also Known As ATF ... Automatic Transmission Fluid BFH ... Big F***en Hammer BTDT.... Been There, Done That BTDC.... Before Top Dead Center BTW.. By The Way CRS.... Can't Remember Shit DD&B..... Deaf, Dumb & Blind DGCC - Dave Greenberg's Credit Card DIY - Do It Yourself EFI..... Electronic Fuel Injection EKE... Engine Knock Eliminator EOT - Engine Oil Temperature FAQ.... Frequently Asked Questions FAQS.... Frequently Asked Questions FRP - Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic FUBAR.....F**ked Up Beyond All Recognization (Army Term) FUD - Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt FWIW.... For What It's Worth FYI.....For Your Information GFI - Ground Fault Interrupter GFCI - Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (correct) GMC - Grabowski Motor Company (Originally, but not quite accurate)
GMC...... Get More Cash GMC - Gobble More Cash (or Get More Cash) GMC...... General Motors Corp. <G>..... Grin HEI .......High Energy Ignition HTF, PTM ... Hammer To Fit, Paint To Match HTH ........Hope This Helps IIRC ......If I Remember Correctly IMO .......In My Opinion IMHO...... In My Humble Opinion IPO..... Idiot Previous Owner JDs - Juvenile Delinquents JMHO.... Just My Humble Opinion JMHUO - Just My Honest Unsolicited Opinion JWID...... Just What I Did JWIDNM - Just What I Do Nothing More KISS ... Keep It Simple Stupid! KOA..... Kampgrounds of America KW..... Kilo Watts LBJ - Lower Ball Joint LF - Left Front (from driving position) LMAO.... Laughing My Ass Off LOP..... Low Oil Pressure LOL..... Laughing Out Loud LPG - Liquefied Petroleum Gas LSR...... Land Speed Record LR - Left Rear (from driving position) MC...... Master Cylinder MH ......Motor Home MHOO - My Humble Opinion Only NOBs - North Of Border folks OD - Outside Diameter OEM ......Original Equipment Manufacturer OHM ........Measurement of resistance to electric current OTOH ......On The Other Hand PB ........Palm Beach PITA....... Pain In The Ass PMFJI .......Pardon Me For Jumping In PO ........Previous Owner POL - 'Prest-O-Lite' - Propane Tank Valve PSI .........Pounds per Square Inch PVC .......Poly Vinyl Chloride P!WAT - Perfection! Wherefore Art Thou? RBL Roger Black's List RF - Right Front (from driving position) ROFL .........Rolling On Floor Laughing ROFLMAO ......Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off ROFLASMC - Rolling On Floor Laughing And Scaring My Cat/Children RR - Right Rear (from driving position) SNAFU - Situation Normal All Fouled Up SOB .........Some Other Brand SUV .......Sport Utility Vehicle SWAG -- Scientific Wild Ass Guess TBI .....Throttle Body Injection TC .......Torque Converter TDC ......Top Dead Center TIA....... Thanks In Advance TIC - Tongue In Cheek TPI - Tuned Port Injection TUVMIA - Thank You Very Much In Advance TZE .....Prefix of GMC VIN number; refers to a coach ID #. USB .....Universal Serial Bus VAC ........Volts Alternating Current; measurement of electrical pressure. VBG .......Very Big Grin VDC ......Volts Direct Current VIN ........Vehicle Identification Number W ........Watts; measurement of electrical power WC ........Wheel Cylinder WOT ... Wide Open Throttle YMMV ......Your Mileage May Vary Have you get any to add?? Are your definitions different?? Don't hesitate to speak up. The purpose is to get us all speaking the same language...............Terry in Tacoma
AC..... Air Conditioning BTDT.... Been There, Done That
BTDC.... Before Top Dead Center
BTW.. By The Way CRS.... Can't Remember Shit DD&B..... Deaf, Dumb & Blind
DGCC - Dave Greenberg's Credit Card DIY - Do It Yourself
EFI..... Electronic Fuel Injection
EKE... Engine Knock Eliminator
EOT - Engine Oil Temperature
FAQ.... Frequently Asked Questions
FAQS.... Frequently Asked Questions
FRP - Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic FUBAR.....F**ked Up Beyond All Recognization (Army Term)
FUD - Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt FWIW.... For What It's Worth FYI.....For Your Information
GMC - Gobble More Cash (or Get More Cash)
GMC...... General Motors Corp. <G>..... Grin
HEI .......High Energy Ignition HTH ........Hope This Helps
IIRC ......If I Remember Correctly
IMO .......In My Opinion
IMHO...... In My Humble Opinion
IPO..... Idiot Previous Owner
JDs - Juvenile Delinquents
JMHO.... Just My Humble Opinion
JMHUO - Just My Honest Unsolicited Opinion JWID...... Just What I Did
JWIDNM - Just What I Do Nothing More KISS ... Keep It Simple Stupid! KOA..... Kampgrounds of America
KW..... Kilo Watts
LBJ - Lower Ball Joint LF - Left Front (from driving position) LMAO.... Laughing My Ass Off
LOP..... Low Oil Pressure
LOL..... Laughing Out Loud
LPG - Liquefied Petroleum Gas
LSR...... Land Speed Record LR - Left Rear (from driving position)
MC...... Master Cylinder
MH ......Motor Home
MHOO - My Humble Opinion Only
NOBs - North Of Border folks OD - Outside Diameter OEM ......Original Equipment Manufacturer
OHM ........Measurement of resistance to electric current
OTOH ......On The Other Hand
PB ........Palm Beach
PITA....... Pain In The Ass
PMFJI .......Pardon Me For Jumping In
PO ........Previous Owner
POL - 'Prest-O-Lite' - Propane Tank Valve PSI .........Pounds per Square Inch
PVC .......Poly Vinyl Chloride
P!WAT - Perfection! Wherefore Art Thou?
RBL Roger Black's List RF - Right Front (from driving position)
ROFL .........Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO ......Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off
ROFLASMC - Rolling On Floor Laughing And Scaring My Cat/Children
SCC - Shit, Crap, and Corruption SOB .........Some Other Brand SUV .......Sport Utility Vehicle SWAG -- Scientific Wild Ass Guess TBI .....Throttle Body Injection
TC .......Torque Converter
TDC ......Top Dead Center
TIA....... Thanks In Advance
TIC - Tongue In Cheek
TPI - Tuned Port Injection
TUVMIA - Thank You Very Much In Advance
TZE .....Prefix of GMC VIN number; refers to a coach ID #.
USB .....Universal Serial Bus
VAC ........Volts Alternating Current; measurement of electrical pressure.
VBG .......Very Big Grin
VDC ......Volts Direct Current
VIN ........Vehicle Identification Number
W ........Watts; measurement of electrical power
WC ........Wheel Cylinder
WOT ... Wide Open Throttle YMMV ......Your Mileage May Vary
Have you get any to add?? Are your definitions different?? Don't hesitate to speak up. The purpose is to get us all speaking the same language...............Terry in Tacoma
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