Tracy,
As for the exhaust manifolds, you are correct, they tend to "burn off"
-although there isn't enough paint (if sprayed) to cause much if any smoke or
smell.
What a lot of the more fanatical will do, is to have the exhaust coated with
any of several methods of high temp coatings -paint, ceramic etc, then paint
over it with the engine green. I used a baked on v.high temp silver, and where
the green has burned off, at least you don't get rust, or an obvious
contrasting color.
David W. Jones
'62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
Cumberland, RI USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Tracy Drummond
To: KENNETH MASON
Cc: Healey List
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: Misc correctness questions
Ken,
I will paint the intake green but are you sure about the exhaust
manifold? Seems like it might last about 30 minutes before
burning off and stinking up the place.
Tracy
KENNETH MASON wrote:
>Tracy
>Yes! The copper pipe and both intake and exhaust manifolds are correctly
>painted engine green.
>Ken Mason
>BJ7 in work
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tracy Drummond<mailto:bighealey@charter.net>
> To: Healeys@Autox.Team.Net<mailto:Healeys@Autox.Team.Net>
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 9:13 AM
> Subject: Misc correctness questions
>
>
> Lots of misc questions.
>
> Are the copper heater pipes (elbow on left, return across top) supposed
> to be painted engine green?
>
> Also I have seen manifolds painted engine green is this correct?
>
> What color vacumme tubes for thermo carbs supposed to be?
>
> The capillary tube for temp sensor goes onto the heater return pipe
> clips. What to do with all the extra length on this?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Tracy
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