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  • #31
    Re: Why is barrel abbreviated "bbl" ?

    Originally posted by DanStokes
    The "wa-lah" thing drives me crazy. It's actually "viola" (I think) which is French and is pronounced "vawa-la". Can't we all stick to the King's English - er - emperor's French - er - never mind.

    Dan
    we dont reconize yer kings english down here in texas :D
    Charles W - BS Photographer at large

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    • #32
      Re: Why is barrel abbreviated "bbl" ?

      Originally posted by RealSteelFreak
      so have you guys ever seen variable venturi carb?
      Rebuilt more than I care to remember !
      Reading , Pa
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      • #33
        Re: Why is barrel abbreviated "bbl" ?

        Sorry to hear that.
        I was working at NAPA in the early 80's around the time they started sucking, blew my mind as a youngster to see a carb like that. Most guys that brought them in would put on a standard carb and through VV in the trash

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