[Mg-t] More on colors

[Gene Fodor]

As some of the color information was sent to me off list, I was asked to
share that information with others.

As we can't do pix, you will have to read the description into these
responses:

Cheers

Gene in VT 

Gene,

The generator would have been black, but it's not that simple for the oil
filter.  It was neither black, nor engine color.  It's color depended upon
the filter manufacturer.  Tecalemit would have been 'bronze'.  Purolator was
greenish.
See http://www.mgcars.org.uk/mgtd/mgtd_finishes.htm#engine .

Attached are a couple of photos- The accepted colors now are black for the
generator and starter, and the brackets.

The oil filter canister is painted a light green or bronze,  depending upon
type. The base of the filter assembly is engine color.

 

(In actual practice back in the day, the entire assembled engine was many
times given a final complete re-spray of engine color - hoses, brackets and

all.)

 

Dallas

 

Gene,

   On my car, generator was black from new.

   Oil filter (horizontal filter, integrated w oil pump) cannister was a
minty-green metallic, but the cast-iron part was engine red.

Bob

 

Gene -

 

my car is pretty original; of course i don't know what's been replaced.  the
generator is black; the oil filter assembly is a painted green color.  seems
similar to the obviously replacement water pump that we had to replace.  if
i had to guess i'd say its not original.  being the second owner (the first
owner died) i really can't know for sure.

 

let me know if you want me to take pictures.

 

Oliver

<<...original paint color of the || generator || and || oil filter assy.|| 
..................on a '52 TD was || black.......|| or.. ||..engine
color.||?>>

To the best of my knowledge (and how I have treated
cars to date), Gene: || in order as above ||<G>!!!

Ed
Please visit MY site at:
www.justbrits.com

Gene-

Have you ever tried this site?

 

http://www.mgcars.org.uk/mgtd/mgtd_finishes.htm

 

Also there are some good photos of an original TD as shown:

 

http://www.mgcars.org.uk/mgtd/Pictures/UnRstr51/Thumbnails/mgtd_gallery_unrs
trd51.htm

 

I hope this helps.

 

Roy Challberg

 

Generator body was black.

Pulley, or pulley/fan combination was engine red.

If the fan is stamped steel, it was black. The cast iron pulley and
pulley/fan castings were red.

 

Oil Filter Cannister. Many books give these colors for the cannister.  

Depends on the manufacturer.

Tecalemite had a metal plate with two rivets attached to the cannister.

If you go to the Abingdon Spares website, and look at Engine, External (Page
3) it will show some differences with the washer on the end of the
cannister, to help ID the cannisters. I suspect that the information from
the books was taken from parts off the shelf, in boxes from the
manufacturer's.

 

Tecalemite: Coppery Brown

Purolator: Light Green

 

John Seim

Irvine, CA

 

That was the thread off line .