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mtkawboy · 03-20-2013, 06:56 PM

Bob Dwyer's Crockagator later owned by Dempsy Hardy had spring loaded studs holding the carb down in 1966. We used to get outrun on a regular basis for a long time with out P/S 59 Biscayne. I asked him what the deal was with the studs and he said it keeps the gas from foaming. 20 years later I was at his shop and he showed me a 280 hydro {273 Plymouth engine}that had just set the record at the Orange Bowl Regatta in Miami. Same studs & springs on it. This time he pulled the linkage all the way open and showed me how the front of the carb tilted up slightly. All the time we raced Im wondering why he runs the cars so rich, it made my eyes water. Old age & treachery etc.

03-20-2013, 06:56 PM	#74
mtkawboy Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Billings Mt Posts: 282 Likes: 193 Liked 54 Times in 18 Posts	Re: Things you were bounced for in the olden days when there Bob Dwyer's Crockagator later owned by Dempsy Hardy had spring loaded studs holding the carb down in 1966. We used to get outrun on a regular basis for a long time with out P/S 59 Biscayne. I asked him what the deal was with the studs and he said it keeps the gas from foaming. 20 years later I was at his shop and he showed me a 280 hydro {273 Plymouth engine}that had just set the record at the Orange Bowl Regatta in Miami. Same studs & springs on it. This time he pulled the linkage all the way open and showed me how the front of the carb tilted up slightly. All the time we raced Im wondering why he runs the cars so rich, it made my eyes water. Old age & treachery etc.