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The NEW Ongoing Allpar Blunder Recovery System

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It’s a contest! It’s a blunder recovery system!

The Allpar Blunder Contest is now an ongoing system, and it’s also open to people who have pointed out errors in the past. The rules are simple: point out a blunder, and if we agree, we will reward you with a forum membership upgrade... and if you PM or email a United States or Canadian postal address, Allpar decals.

This does NOT cover mistakes made in the forums, and any prizes are awarded at Allpar’s discretion.

Reply here to participate!
 
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Just noticed this this morning. On your 1994 to 2001, you include 2500 and 3500 which went on that body style to 2002, but on your second engine graph you went to specific model year engines, but you kept the first graph heading of 1994 numbers.

Been reading on the V10 cause it keeps getting compared to the 360 and the viper and they are 3 totally different engines, although similar.

Thanks, just notice that as I noticed the contest
 
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#6 ·
Thanks. I do alot of reading of info about these trucks, and Allpar.com always has the most consistent and well wrote information. My son wants to know if you have had a chance to update the Rammunition and Raminator page. He is getting excited to see them again and he keeps telling me they don't look lie that anymore. Just curious. Awesome job done by all here
 
#8 ·
The section; "1961 - 1977 Chrysler Newports: the big, "affordable" cars. At the end of the article, it states that the Newport moved to the R-body in 1978. Actually the C-body remained through 1978 and the New Yorker, Newport, and the newly named Dodge St. Regis were on the R-body beginning in 1979. Thanks.
 
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Thanks. I could weasel and claim I meant calendar year (or Curtis did?) but I'll fix it instead ;)

Send me your pick and address via PM

Note: What do I do with your address, after I send out the prize? I delete it.
Not to be picky, but on Feb. 3rd I posted in the Newport beta test....

Big Chrysler wagons were offered in '77, gone for '78. The R-body Newport began in '79.

You're going to hate this thread, aren't you?
 
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Thanks. I could weasel and claim I meant calendar year (or Curtis did?) but I'll fix it instead ;)

Send me your pick and address via PM

Note: What do I do with your address, after I send out the prize? I delete it.
 
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Linked here from the 3.9 page:

The 3.9 liter LA-series Dodge V6 engine (at http://www.allpar.com/mopar/39.html )

In the second paragraph, it states, "Launched in 1988..." IIRC, the 3.9 V6 was introduced for the 1987 model year, which would have made the launch year 1986.

Earlier in the paragraph, it states that the 3.9 was the Dakota's base engine. SFAIK, the base Dakota engine through at least the '96 model year was a 4-cylinder, displacing 2.2 liters when introduced, later upgraded to 2.5 liters.
 
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In the second paragraph, it states, "Launched in 1988..." IIRC, the 3.9 V6 was introduced for the 1987 model year, which would have made the launch year 1986.
That's right. Send me a PM with your choice and postal address. For Lido, too.

Fixed Newport.

browens, fixed that. I might exclude typos from further entries, because there is an ongoing spell-check project which should fix most of them. But send me your postal address and first and second c hoices...
 
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On the Eagle Premier page Eagle Premier - The Accidental Dodge (at http://www.allpar.com/model/premier.html ) says "Production ceased in December of 1992", but LH cars were being built at this time. Actually, it was a year earlier.

"Bramalea [Brampton] ended Dodge Monaco and Eagle Premier output on December 17, 1991." Wikipedia references Ward's Automotive Yearbook, 1992.

Not expecting prizes, just helping with errors, :)
 
#21 ·
Daytona/Superbird article:

Plymouth Superbird and Dodge Charger Daytona, aero supercars (at http://www.allpar.com/model/superbird.html )

Not absolutely sure about this one, since these were special vehicles, but toward the end, a chart states that the standard carburetor was the Carter AFB. The AFB was standard on the Hemi, but it's describing a 440, which was equipped with an AVS from the 1968 to 1971 model years. However, the cars were built more for racing than street use, so it's possible that Mopar installed an AFB, though the intake manifold would have needed adjusting for the different bolt pattern. Before calling it an error, more research is needed.

I should add that I like the articles that I've read on allpar. The stray minor errors don't prevent them from being informative and well-written.
 
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Wow! A reference. Thanks. Carsin360, you may not be expecting prizes, but feel free to claim one.

Scrounge, I'll check on that - thanks. Any figures like that are likely to come from Chrysler but sometimes they had errors too. Pick something out “just in case.”

First set of mailings went out yesterday, via media mail so they may take a while to show up.
 
#23 ·
This pic shows an AVS:

1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird - Mopar Muscle Magazine (at http://www.hotrod.com/articles/mopp-0602-1970-plymouth-road-runner-superbird/#mopp_0602_07z-1970_plymouth_superbird-carburetor )

The article states that the engine was replaced, so I don't know if it's the original carb. One pic for this article also shows an AVS:

https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/mus/2007/03/1970-Plymouth-Road-Runner-Superbird/1424723.html

According to this thread, the carb's # on his Superbird was 4966S, which was an AVS from the '71 model year:

Correct carb for a superbird? (at http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php?topic=82447.0 )

According to three of the posts, the correct # for a 1970 Superbird with a 4-speed manual transmission was 4737S, another AVS model.

According to this thread, the correct # for a 1969 Daytona Charger without a/c is 4618S, another AVS carb:

Correct Carb for 69 440 Daytona (at http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php?topic=100780.0 )
 
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Scrounge, I find the NHRA blueprint specs to be a very accurate source for factory carb etc. info.

Thanks
Randy

From NHRA 1970 Chrysler:

375 440 DP 9.7 1-4 Cart AVS-4737,4739/SM 4738,4741/AUTO 2951736
 
#28 ·
From NHRA 1970 Chrysler:

375 440 DP 9.7 1-4 Cart AVS-4737,4739/SM 4738,4741/AUTO 2951736
I have a 1970 Plymouth FSM at home, but won't be heading back there until later this week. I trust that it will confirm what you report.

I don't see errors in the vast majority of articles that I read on allpar. I like that Dave wants to reduce the percentage of them to absolute zero.
 
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