Re: [Amc-list] Painting the block - do you paint the intake manifold on the 195.6 OHV?

[Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think my intake manifold was bare aluminum in the past, but I just painted my engine today (lancelot turquoise) and I painted the whole thing, intake plate included. I can link to pictures later tonight or tomorrow.

Joe Fulton
Salinas, CA


--- On Sat, 9/20/08, Bruce Griffis <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Bruce Griffis <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Amc-list] Painting the block - do you paint the intake manifold on the 195.6 OHV?
> To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Saturday, September 20, 2008, 5:36 PM
> Okay, block and head got 2 coats of primer and some nice
> engine paint.
> I ordered Lancelot Turquiose, and am trying to decide if
> it's really
> Lancelot Turquise, or the newer color (it has a lot of blue
> in it).
> That's beside the point. Block, head, air cleaner and
> valve cover are
> primed and painted.
> 
> I was looking at the intake manifold. Most of it is bare
> aluminum. But
> there is a tiny bit that has paint on it. Question is -
> does the
> intake manifold get sanded clean, or does it get primed and
> painted?
> 
> (now I know for sure the engine was rebuilt previously. All
> the
> pistons are stamped 03 - so I'm guessing they're
> all .030 over.)
> Hoping to sew it up tomorrow, so if you know - give a
> shout. I think a
> bare aluminum look would be cool, but painted would be fine
> as well.
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