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Re: Engine paint

To: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>, "Susan Hensley" <susan@bearcom.com>
Subject: Re: Engine paint
From: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 21:30:08 -0500
At 12:17 AM 10/28/98 -0000, jonmac wrote:
>
>For the record, all cylinder blocks were painted a semi-matt black with
>silver painted rocker (valve) covers.
>
>John Macartney

John,

You got the block colour right (although the black always looks a bit shiny
when the leaking valve cover provides an oily coating).   <g>

As for the valve cover, my '79's was orange, sort of, but not quite, like
US Chevy engine block orange.  I have an original 1979 factory brochure
that shows the orange valve cover, too.

Humbly yours,


>
Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire  FM96062 UO
Succasunna, NJ USA




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