FD-53 Acquired

[BJuby]

Bud Parker. I double checked again. So who was he? Read his name around the website.

[Gene East]

Bud Parker was an engine builder from, California??

J.W. (Dub) Parker was a driver from Gadsden, Alabama

[Steve Litzell]

I Don't remember Dub ever owning or driving a D flathead, could be wrong, he mainly drove A, B, and C. I have one of his B motors and other stuff. Steve

[Gene East]

Steve, You are correct, Dub never had a Quincy D. He had an A and a B. I may have read the post wrong. I thought we we're talking about carbs and a B carb would work on a D.

The standpipe in the pictured carb is slightly different from a Quincy standpipe

I'll make it up to you at DePue. Do you want a taco or a Bud?

[Steve Litzell]

Steve, You are correct, Dub never had a Quincy D. He had an A and a B. I may have read the post wrong. I thought we we're talking about carbs and a B carb would work on a D.

The standpipe in the pictured carb is slightly different from a Quincy standpipe

I'll make it up to you at DePue. Do you want a taco or a Bud?

Gene, TRhat would be great and yes I would love to have a taco with you as long as I can buy! Maybe we can catch up on some old stories, Steve

[BJuby]

Steve, You are correct, Dub never had a Quincy D. He had an A and a B. I may have read the post wrong. I thought we we're talking about carbs and a B carb would work on a D.

The standpipe in the pictured carb is slightly different from a Quincy standpipe

I'll make it up to you at DePue. Do you want a taco or a Bud?

The standpipe appears acceptable though, right?

[Gene East]

Yes!

[BJuby]

Why do some looper heads have the hole for the spark plug in the middle of the "dome" and others have it offset? Is there an advantage one way or the other? Which was created later? Thanks.

[Gene East]

This is nearly impossible to answer since squish locations are one of those areas where every body has an opinion. The pastor of our church says, "Opinions are like noses, everybody has one and they all smell.

I think you mentioned in an earlier post that your heads were NOT Quincy. That adds another variable.

Most boat racers have heard a similar comparison using a different part of the anatomy.

Actually the first squish area on a Quincy Looper wasn't even round. It was a trench grooved across the diameter of the cylinder

[BJuby]

Ha, that's interesting Gene.

Yes, the heads on my looper are marked "heads by Myers" on them and were either created from scratch or "worked" by JDub's father, Mr. Myers. I have seen many pictures of ones that are damaged. These are in perfect shape, I am thankful for that.