Scions,
I am going to be repainting my TR 250 engine this weekend. No
need for a rebuild, it runs great. I have a few questions as to the
paint scheme. I would appreciate owners of unrestored, original
six cylinder engines to please answer the following. I will save the
info for any future questioners:
1) It appears the block was painted BEFORE machining, all machined
surfaces are bare metal, and all bolts silver cad plate. Is this correct??
2) Were the end plates painted? I can find no evidence they were, and am
thinking of using a silver that looked like bare steel.
3) Were the oil filter canisters of TR 250's painted blue? I can find no evid-
ence of this on my car- just a trace of black paint. If it is supposed to
be
blue, what is the Dupont Centari code for it? Or a general description?
4) Were the engines sprayed black again after assembly? Or are all the
afforementioned areas, as well as the freeze-out plugs supposed to be
silver
5) While "gunking" and spraying carb clean on the engine, I noticed writing
in yellow on the right side. I couldn't make any letters or numbers out
(think
of Steve Martin reading that soggy letter, in the movie "The Jerk"), but the
figures seemed to be written with a one inch wide brush, and were about
half a foot high. Is this original? What was it supposed to be? The
writing
was under the intake/exhaust, so I don't think it was from a junkyard-
besides
they use those paint bottle pen things.
Any help will be appreciated,
JOE IV
TR 250
WALLINGFORD, CT. USA
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