Hello Ron:
On May 2, 2004 you sent an email with your take on the 2x4 manifolds for
the 56 Plymouths and Fury's. Since then I have been researching and
assembling what I believe to be the original 2x4 carburetor set-up for our 56
Fury's. Your May, 2004 email was helpful. Here is what I have concluded.
1. The original factory 2x4 carburetors and intake manifold was the
1735919 aluminum manifold with 2552S (1735967) and 2553S (1735968) carburetors.
In the June 1957 Plymouth Product Information news there is a picture of what
is purported to be the "New High-Performance Kit" for the Fury. The
carburetors shown there are the correct square based original four barrels with the
manual choke. The manifold is something else since it has the "H" based bolt
pattern and will not fit those carburetors. Plymouth lists a part number of
1732479 for this manifold but I have not found such a thing yet. Maybe
someone else has.
The photos attached to your May 2, 2004 email of two 1735919 manifolds
is interesting. Which one do you have - the square based or "H" based bolt
pattern? You are correct in that the manual choke is on the left and probably
to the left of the hand brake. I have information from one 56 Fury owner
with the aluminum intake and manual choke that is where the choke pull is
located. That way the ignition can be turned with the right hand while choking the
engine with the left.
2. Later Fury's with the 318 and factory 2x4 option had an intake
manifold of the cast iron verity. The part number is1822004 different cast dates.
I have three of these intakes with two sets of 2631S/2632S carburetors which
I will be putting on the market some day unless someone reading this would be
interested in buying them now. I need to complete the original aluminum
intake and 2552S/2553S assembly first before I remove the 1822004 intake and
2631S/2632S carburetors from my 56 Fury.
In your May 2, 2004 email you show two aluminum manifolds with the same
part number of 1735919. One has the "H" bolt pattern and the other the square
pattern. I suspect the "H" pattern was drilled to fit the later and larger
bore "H" pattern Carter WCFB carburetors.
I have some other details, but these are the major points. I have been
fortunate in finding a 2552S and a 2553S along with enough WCFB cores to be
able to assemble the correct 2552S/2553S carburetors and aluminum manifold. I
just had the carburetors remanufactured by National Carburetor in Florida
and are too pretty to put on my 56 Fury, but will do so anyway. I still have
some details to work out. I can't wait.
In your May 2, 2004 email you indicated that Weiand made a 2x4 manifold
#WPD4D for the wide based WCFB carburetors. I this manifold shown on your May
2, 2004 email with part number 1735919?
Enough for now.
Regards,
John Teske
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