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Early engines - what was painted ?
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 8:26 am
by Orangerover
Hi everyone hoping to get to Blyton at the weekend - just rebuilding an engine for my 61 ( not the one in pic )and need a definitive answer before I paint it - ie what was painted green and what was left alloy on an early engine ?
Please help - brush in hand !
Re: Early engines - what was painted ?
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 9:21 am
by skorstensfejeren
It was all pretty much painted in BMC green.... exept from some elektronic parts, coil and so...
you can see a picture on this film 1:51
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkTDCOQB-rg
Re: Early engines - what was painted ?
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 12:36 pm
by miniminor
Just done mine. Need to do something with the coil still!
Re: Early engines - what was painted ?
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 4:42 pm
by dklawson
miniminor wrote:
Just done mine. Need to do something with the coil still!
What have you got in mind for the coil?
Re: Early engines - what was painted ?
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 5:34 pm
by miniminor
Paint it an aluminium colour or even black? That gold colour just "shouts" at me ever time I open the bonnet.
Re: Early engines - what was painted ?
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:19 am
by Tim
miniminor wrote:
Just done mine. Need to do something with the coil still!
On a '61 the water pump would have been cast iron and painted as well.
Tim
Re: Early engines - what was painted ?
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 9:59 am
by Toby
Tim wrote:On a '61 the water pump would have been cast iron and painted as well.
Tim
Not just on a '61, my '63 also has a cast iron pump which is painted
Re: Early engines - what was painted ?
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 11:52 am
by mk1
The water pump was cast iron & painted up until the mid 1970's.
