I gave up on painting headers. I found I had to remove the header in order
to get a decent coat(s) of paint only on it and not on other parts of the
engine. Then I had about an hour (according to the instructions) to get
everything back together (without messing up the fresh paint), so that I
could run the car for at least an hour (again, according to the
instructions) to heat cure the paint at a temperature greater than 500
degrees. If one is able to pull this off you get a really good, long
lasting, paint job. If you don't the paint will eventually turn strange
colors and wear off prematurely.
Reid
'79 Spitfire (original owner)
-----Original Message-----
From: HD883HUGGR@aol.com [mailto:HD883HUGGR@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 10:13 AM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Oil Pan Gasket
Hi Fliers - 2 quick Qs before I dig out the wrenches (since I can't get to
it
today, thought I'd clog up the list and eat bandwidth). Just got Hobbs back
from the shop (new motor mounts, new Weber downdraft w/ Cannon intake, new
header w/ split Monza. Wallet is now empty, but car is trick!
Q1 - The couple of drops a day oil leak has become a silver-dollar size
puddle a day. Do I need to raise the engine in order to replace the oil pan
gasket, or can I just unscrew and go at it?
Q2 - The header has already burned all its paint off. Should I try to
repaint it with high-temp paint or just leave it alone (keeping in mind it's
in Phoenix, the no-rust capital of the world)?
Thanks for your insight!
Scott (& Hobbs, 77 Spitfire with the new throaty roar).
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