I wish someone would make the Healey engine green in an ultra-high temp
bake-on paint.... But then, I guess there would not be much collateral
business selling that color to people to paint their barbeques, wood stoves
and furnaces......
David W. Jones
'62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
Cumberland, RI USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Bittmann
To: davidwjones ; Tracy Drummond ; healeys@autox.team.net
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: Misc correctness questions
I used Bill Hirsch's Cast Iron Gray (which is kind of greenish brown gray).
When the engine green burns off I'm hoping that it will look like natural
cast iron.
Richard Bittmann BJ7
----- Original Message -----
From: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
To: "Tracy Drummond" <bighealey@charter.net>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 7:47 AM
Subject: Re: Misc correctness questions
> Tracy,
> As for the exhaust manifolds, you are correct, they tend to "burn off"
> -although there isn't enough paint (if sprayed) to cause much if any smoke
> or
> smell.
> What a lot of the more fanatical will do, is to have the exhaust coated
> with
> any of several methods of high temp coatings -paint, ceramic etc, then
> paint
> over it with the engine green. I used a baked on v.high temp silver, and
> where
> the green has burned off, at least you don't get rust, or an obvious
> contrasting color.
> David W. Jones
> '62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
> Cumberland, RI USA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tracy Drummond
> To: KENNETH MASON
> Cc: Healey List
> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 8:18 AM
> Subject: Re: Misc correctness questions
>
>
> Ken,
>
> I will paint the intake green but are you sure about the exhaust
> manifold? Seems like it might last about 30 minutes before
> burning off and stinking up the place.
>
> Tracy
>
> KENNETH MASON wrote:
>
> >Tracy
> >Yes! The copper pipe and both intake and exhaust manifolds are
> correctly
> >painted engine green.
> >Ken Mason
> >BJ7 in work
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Tracy Drummond<mailto:bighealey@charter.net>
> > To: Healeys@Autox.Team.Net<mailto:Healeys@Autox.Team.Net>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 9:13 AM
> > Subject: Misc correctness questions
> >
> >
> > Lots of misc questions.
> >
> > Are the copper heater pipes (elbow on left, return across top)
> supposed
> > to be painted engine green?
> >
> > Also I have seen manifolds painted engine green is this correct?
> >
> > What color vacumme tubes for thermo carbs supposed to be?
> >
> > The capillary tube for temp sensor goes onto the heater return pipe
> > clips. What to do with all the extra length on this?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Tracy
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