But the guy writes paragraphs about Chrysler’s “new 3 speed stick “ ( A
terrible transmission, new in 61) attributes the HRM 62 performance to
that. In fact it was the first 727 . An automatic . Talk about tangling things
up .
In 300 club we should have a whole section on that HRM car . Our claim to
real fame The impact it had in the summer of 62 was unreal. I was beside myself
when it toasted the 409 and 421 . ( forget fords) ( yeah was street racing a
mopar bit against 50 of those guys)
There is an issue of 62 HRM that summer with about 6 pages of tech
stuff on that car .
Another real irritation is Marlin Davis (? Davies sp) of Hot Rod . Their
tech expert . Fully half of his articles are full of errors and opinions .
Yet editors know so little about cars they publish it .
I remember one where he was all tangled in his undies describing the
exhaust gas flow in a 671 truck supercharger— “ that we use instead for
drag racing “ . He clearly does not even know how a Diesel engine works ( 671 is
to compress air for sweeping / charging cylinders on a diesel , has nothing to
do with exhaust — nothing!)
Similarly Car Talk ;— a long talk about vacuum modulator valve
controlling transmission shifts on a Mercedes Diesel . First , Diesel has no
vacuum , not even a throttle valve in intake ) power is controlled by injectors
/ pump .
Not trying to be a jerk about this , but these guys must know (?) they do
not know ? Fine to say I do not know , how I learn .
Anyway , enough ! Be cynical when a self proclaimed expert tells you stuff
, is my takeaway at 77 ! Used to be all impressed , have learned better
...
John
Sent from my iPhone not by choice
They're terrible at that. They did a story on my car and got all the
details wrong even though I sent them the story. Very common with them.
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