Aside from the fact that I simply like silver, I assumed that it would run
cooler than a dark color and therefore the paint would last longer as well
as be visibly pleasing to me.....I never painted my Chevy engines orange -
I always prefered dark Ford blue on them! "Heresy!", some purists would
remark!
Les
Les
>> You got me, actually my radiator man tells me that the less paint the
>better for dissipating heat, he would like me not to paint the fins on my
>radiator at all and the heat sheild is to reflect heat not dissipate it.
>The serious part of the message was that the concours guys need to paint
>them engine color. I hoped Les would get a kick out the rest and take his
>mind off his tax problems. Mine is black only because I had some left over
>when I painted the headers and I wanted it to stay on (it has so far).
>Same idea as Les I think in using the high-temp paint. Do you think when
>he opens his bonnet he yells "hi-ho silver away".
>> Crash
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