- 1. Water pump housing color (score: 1)
- Author: Mickylong@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 20:52:08 EST
- Two quick ones -- I'm beginning the repaint of my engine and related components. What was the original color of the water pump housing? Mine is black but it looks like the PO had taken a spray can to
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- 2. Re: Water pump housing color (score: 1)
- Author: genehart@att.net
- Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 15:59:29 +0000
- I did my block in a ceramic Semi Gloss Black, I have a '73 and yours should be black as well. Unless it is a factory replacement, those came in a baby blue, or sky blue color. I then had the waterpu
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- 3. RE: Water pump housing color (score: 1)
- Author: "Navarrette, Vance" <vance.navarrette@intel.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 08:14:46 -0800
- I have a '74 sales brochure that shows the water pump in a raw cast iron finish. Problem is, that rusts in short order. I would paint it, and if you want it to look stock, then you would paint it in
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- 4. Re: Water pump housing color (score: 1)
- Author: genehart@att.net
- Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 17:40:59 +0000
- I took some steel wool to the trunk prop and the door hardware it's definetly gold anodized. As far as the other parts, I agree with you it may be just the metal color, that's why they discolor and r
- /html/6pack/2004-01/msg00390.html (7,298 bytes)
- 5. RE: Water pump housing color (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary R." <gary@tpartners.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 12:52:16 -0500
- An FYI, Eastwood sells excellent quality paints and coatings that will give you the "Cast Iron" look without the rust.. They also have aluminum, titanium, and just about every other color you can ima
- /html/6pack/2004-01/msg00392.html (9,569 bytes)
- 6. RE: Water pump housing color (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Davis" <jdavis344@bellsouth.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 18:54:11 -0500
- Vance & Mickey, My '74 brochure shows the water pump housing in black. My brochure doesn't picture the pump, so I don't know the color of that car's pump. My recollection (or what I want to believe i
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- 7. Re: Water pump housing color (score: 1)
- Author: Mickylong@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 20:31:01 EST
- Thanks to Jim, Vance and all who responded to this one. It seems like most favor painting the housing black for at least rust prevention. Well, following my normal tendency toward shipwrights, I've p
- /html/6pack/2004-01/msg00401.html (7,262 bytes)
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