Re: Painting the engine

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2013/6/3 13:05:10

I sometimes reference the PI engine room judging guide. It is a noble effort and took much work to assemble such a document though as one might expect it has some inconsistencies and errors. But the original factory photos are an excellent reference and I did check them in this case, and the rocker arm housings were aluminum-colored. Of course one must always be at least a bit leary of factory photos that weren't taken off the production line but were taken for exhibit purposes, or taken before the car began production, or taken as illustrations for a service manual - there are MANY variances from correctness in some of these illustrations. All this aside, the PI judging guide is a good reference as long as you recognize that it's not infallible.

On the restored engine I've shown above, I think one could safely assume the engine was painted with the water jacket cover in place so I'd think the fasteners should be painted as well and not bright finish as shown.