engine parts colors?

[Gordon Holsinger]

Wow...very sad news.
That 2.8 V6 was my engine that Jim & I did a trade back in 2003. I still have the 2.0L (1725 block) that Jim built up and the same one I follow up a newsletter article on the 2.0L.
Jim certainly had a passion for our cars.
Jan

I have a question about my alpine . I am rebuilding my Sv alpine the engine is original I was cleaning the gunk off and I saw that the oil filter block was painted black and the same with the distributor tower. Is this original? I also would like to know what the original heater valve was it plated or painted?

 

[jumpinjan]

Those three items were not painted
Jan

 

[hartmandm]

NOS heater valve. It appears to be a mix of unfinished pot metal and some brass colored metal. The brass colored stuff is magnetic and that metal rusted on my original valve, so I assume it is some coating over steel.



Mike

 

[puff4]

...The brass colored stuff is magnetic and that metal rusted on my original valve, so I assume it is some coating over steel....
Mike

Indeed. It's plated with cadmium to help stave off rust.

Barring actual re-plating of the parts, one could use this stuff to bring it back to the factory look.

https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-golden-cad-complete-kit.html

 

[PawPaw]

Thanks for getting me the color codes for the paint code 11 for my series 1. Just looking over a past post on your page. What are the engine colors for and alpine. Where they the same for all series or did they vary?
Thanks