An old hot rod trick is to paint the engines of cars that get driven a lot
black for just that reason. Oil "disappears" on the block when it leaks.
Sidney Raper
1964 1500
1967 SRL311 00060
1967 SRL311 00076
Jacksonville Florida
http://www.geocities.com/roadsternut/index.html
>From: SPL311RDST@aol.com
>Reply-To: SPL311RDST@aol.com
>To: ay107@lafn.org, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: engine bay paint
>Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 09:55:15 EST
>
>Body color would be correct, as the other replies stated, BUT if you're
>gonna
>do it a different color, keep it light - white is good cause you can see in
>the engine compartment. Anyone who's worked on a car in the dark w/ only
>the
>aid of a flashlight will back me up on this. Makes for easier detection of
>mysterious oil leaks too.
>
>Laurie :-)
>70 SPL311
>AzROC
>Chandler, AZ
>
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