Paint or no on engine block casting

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Luvincars

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I have pulled the engine on my 1966 2000 TC(Vin 41801654 A) to 'do' the clutch and am in a quandry - the block does NOT appear to have been painted which would be easy to do now - strange but perhaps originally as the ole assy line video I watched did not obviously show any color - does anyone know? Thanks Greg
 
Greg, though my P6 is a later 1975 2200TC, the engine block is certainly Duck Egg Blue as Demetris says. I am curious as to why your block appears to have no sign of any paint left. Did someone clean all the paint off it at some stage? It seems odd that someone would have taken the time to do this and not repainted it?
 
My block didn't have any paint left on it either - just the side of the timing case and hook-eye at the back. I suppose 40 years of hot/cold/hot/cold, dry/wet/dry/wet, not to mention routine blastings with road dirt is enough to lift any paint off. I repainted mine in a heat proof silver to match the colour of the cast alloy cylinder head- the match is near perfect and makes it look like an all-alloy engine.
 
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Cast iron block, steel side plates but looks like alloy - I'm all confused :D .
 
im also amazed that yours (redrover) engine had no paint :| isnt it low mileage? Mines done 53.000 and had most of its paint in place apart from the exhaust side. :) mines just been painted in its original duckegg colour and is looking fab just need the head back now.
 
There was still signs of the duck egg blue on my '68 2000TC when I rebuilt it a few years back. There was enough that I could match it by mixing rustoleum paint to get the same colour.
 
Thanks guys - there actually was a very little bit of, as you call it "duck egg blue" on the back side of the engine adjacent to the firewall but so 'weathered' I wanted to make sure it was not overspray - any chance someone has the code for said duck reposible for these fine rare blue eggs?
 
Hi, if the engine has been rebuilt and the block has been in a hot Trichoethelyne tank,
then that will reduce oil and paint to a fine ash/dust leaving very little evidence of any
colour.

Colin
 
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