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1. sump question (score: 1): Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton); Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 11:28:50 -0800; Hi all, For a 1971 MGBGT, I believe the sump/oil pan was painted black. Is this correct? Also, if one was going to sandblast and repaint it, would it also be painted on the inside? Thanks in advance,; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00205.html (7,013 bytes)
2. RE: sump question (score: 1): Author: "Dan Dwelley" <ddwelley@UU.NET>; Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 18:13:38 -0500; No! don't paint the inside. The oil will take the paint off especially once it gets hot. paint would classify as a foreign material inside the crank...don't want to plug any filters or anything else; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00214.html (7,626 bytes)
3. Re: sump question (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 10:29:34 +1100; There is a paint designed for the interior of engines - Eastwood carry it if I remember correctly. Of course, it is for non machines surfaces (raw cast) not for bores, bearing seats etc etc. The high; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00217.html (8,478 bytes)
4. RE: sump question (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <fold@bcpl.net>; Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 20:26:15 -0500 (EST); It used to be common practice, especially for high-performance engines, to paint the rough-cast areas inside the block. The theory was that the paint smoothed out the surface somewhat and made it eas; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00224.html (8,041 bytes)
5. RE: sump question (score: 1): Author: Enrique Claure <spaninc@mail.entelnet.bo>; Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 20:09:55 -0400; I just finished painting my oil sump but I used Eastwoods powder coating. I am pretty sure that the paint will not suffer from the hot oil both temperature wise or from solvent effects. Looks great i; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00227.html (7,048 bytes)
6. Re: sump question (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 18:56:55 -0800; If your '71 GT has the original engine, it should be an 18GK not an 18V. The Vs were the first to be black. Your engine and oil pan, if GK-numbered, should both be that nice dark red color. The insi; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00232.html (7,653 bytes)
7. Re: sump question (score: 1): Author: "Fred Pixley" <fpixley@kingston.net>; Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 09:22:27 -0500; The Nina, I just finished scrubbing up my 77 Marina sump in the laundry tub. It is an 18V engine and, as Lawrie stated, is black. Surprisingly, it is gloss black on the inside also. Out of curiosity; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00247.html (8,381 bytes)
8. Re: sump question (score: 1): Author: mgbob@juno.com (Bob Howard); Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 10:42:02 EST; I am curious to know what the grey stuff is too. Your guess of composition sounds reasonable to me, though, plus, perhaps, some bearing material that has worn away. Nowadays we all use detergent oil; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00253.html (8,820 bytes)
9. Re: sump question (score: 1): Author: ninab@scoresheet.com (Nina Barton); Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 09:19:49 -0800; Thanks to all who have answered my question. It was nice getting all that background, and also some new questions (what is that stuff in the bottom?). It's nice to have this list to ask questions of,; /html/mgs/1999-01/msg00257.html (7,143 bytes)

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