1962 Series II - Engine Paint & Finishes

[1962300]

Hello,

I have the engine out & wish to know what color and/or finishes the block and other items under the hood were from the factory. Like...I just was cleaning the flywheel aluminum dust shield & it was covered in black paint. Correct or not? The pushrod side cover covered in back paint. Yes or no? Is anything supposed to be cad plated? Any advice for how the car left the factory would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[sunalp]

The block, tappet cover (pushrod cover) flywheel cover were all painted gloss, or semi gloss black
The head is left bare aluminum as was the rocker cover. Not much of anything was cad plated.
Take a look in the gallery on this site and look at the different engine shots. They'll give you a pretty
good idea.

 

[jumpinjan]

It's ALL gloss black.
Jan

 

[1962300]

Dumb question here....Forgot I had this original brochure. It shows the engine in red. Assuming this was just for the advertising brochure and (as noted above) the factory delivered the cars with the block in black (versus red)?
Thanks!

 

[alpine_64]

Dumb question here....Forgot I had this original brochure. It shows the engine in red. Assuming this was just for the advertising brochure and (as noted above) the factory delivered the cars with the block in black (versus red)?
Thanks!

Yes the blocks were all black except for some of the very last series V 1725s that has the Chrysler blue.

For early cars black block and brackets, fan, pulleys etc also black.
All the aluminium parts were natural as cast finish.. smooth for the rocker cover and intake manifoldamd header tanks... but they are easy to polish up.

 

[1962300]

Thank you! Is any part of the Oil Pump supposed to have paint on it?

 

[alpine_64]

Thank you! Is any part of the Oil Pump supposed to have paint on it?

The oil pump is just a cast finish iirc

 

[nsbluenose]

Thank you! Is any part of the Oil Pump supposed to have paint on it?

The oil pump, inside the engine? Did you mean water pump?

 

[1962300]

Ha. No meant the oil pump / screen item. I thought it odd that someone had painted part of it black before I got it. I scrubbed it clean yesterday & just wanted to make sure. The water pump shall be black.