1982 300 Six engine colors
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1982 300 Six engine colors
Hi,
Today I ordered a rebuilt long block from advance auto parts. I will need to reuse my sheet metal; valve, oil pan, and lifter covers. In searching the forum there seems to be disagreement as to original engine colors.
I'm thinking Ford light blue for the block, valve, and oil pan covers; black for the lifter cover and air cleaner, blue for the snorkus. The pullies either black or red.
What do you guys think?
Ralph
Today I ordered a rebuilt long block from advance auto parts. I will need to reuse my sheet metal; valve, oil pan, and lifter covers. In searching the forum there seems to be disagreement as to original engine colors.
I'm thinking Ford light blue for the block, valve, and oil pan covers; black for the lifter cover and air cleaner, blue for the snorkus. The pullies either black or red.
What do you guys think?
Ralph
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Hi,
Today I ordered a rebuilt long block from advance auto parts. I will need to reuse my sheet metal; valve, oil pan, and lifter covers. In searching the forum there seems to be disagreement as to original engine colors.
I'm thinking Ford light blue for the block, valve, and oil pan covers; black for the lifter cover and air cleaner, blue for the snorkus. The pullies either black or red.
What do you guys think?
Ralph
Today I ordered a rebuilt long block from advance auto parts. I will need to reuse my sheet metal; valve, oil pan, and lifter covers. In searching the forum there seems to be disagreement as to original engine colors.
I'm thinking Ford light blue for the block, valve, and oil pan covers; black for the lifter cover and air cleaner, blue for the snorkus. The pullies either black or red.
What do you guys think?
Ralph
Ford Blue (Light Blue): 1973-1982 Engines
Ford Gray: 1983-up...
If you look at my 1981 garage, it will show you exactly how it should look from the factory.
I'm assuming you have a 300-6 because you said lifter cover.
The whole engine block, head, valve cover, oil pan, and Lifter cover is supposed to be the same color as factory. The pullies are black or natural metal. If the air cleaner is triangular, it's Black with the metal snorkle being blue. If it's the round type it's natural aluminum with black snorkle.
The distributor cap, adapter, and wires were all originally the color of the block as well. However these parts were updated in 1983 for the new gray.
Originally Posted by Labhound
The factory color for that year was Ford gray.
The parts books I have confirms this because the older Blue Motorcraft Distributor cap and wires were replaced by the gray ones in 1983 to match the engine block colors.
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I think unless you paint it Chevy orange and drive without a hood, no one will notice.....
There was a post here some time back where the feller painted it up with Cat yellow and black so he could feel better about life.....
My '85 was gray and oil/dirt. Ran great.
There was a post here some time back where the feller painted it up with Cat yellow and black so he could feel better about life.....
My '85 was gray and oil/dirt. Ran great.
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grey if you want it to look original, otherwise paint it how you see fit. i painted mine dark ford blue with the valve cover, oil pan, and lifter cover medium gloss black and i think it looks beautiful.
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Engine colors
Thanks everyone!!!
81f150 you've got a great photo gallery and awesome documentation!!
This is my first time having a chance to take something full of leaks and grime and make it nice.
Definitely not gonna paint it chevy orange!!
Now I've gotta find the hi temp light blue in enamel.
81f150 you've got a great photo gallery and awesome documentation!!
This is my first time having a chance to take something full of leaks and grime and make it nice.
Definitely not gonna paint it chevy orange!!
Now I've gotta find the hi temp light blue in enamel.
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Part numbers for the Distributor caps...
D7DZ-12106-A: Motorcraft # DH-367: Blue in color... Long since obsolete...
Replaced by, E3DZ-12106-A and later by E5DZ-12106-A: Motorcraft Number DH-367-B: Gray in color.
D7DZ-12106-A: Motorcraft # DH-367: Blue in color... Long since obsolete...
Replaced by, E3DZ-12106-A and later by E5DZ-12106-A: Motorcraft Number DH-367-B: Gray in color.
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Maybe you should have a coloring contest. Fire up your Paint, Photoshop, whatever and take a few whacks at just the right color combo!
I think I will do the same thing for my 460.
I think I will do the same thing for my 460.
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Originally Posted by 81-F-150-Explorer
Ford Blue (Light Blue): 1973-1982 Engines
Ford Gray: 1983-up...
Ford Gray: 1983-up...
Before I had my engine rebuilt, I painted a few parts with the lighter Ford Blue, which Duplicolor calls "Old Ford Blue" and it didn't look like the correct color at all. It looked more like the color of the older Ford engines of the early 1960s. When I later rebuilt my engine, I used Duplicolor "Ford Blue" (Dark Blue or Corporate Blue) and found that the darker shade was a much better match to the original engine color for these years.
Duplicolor "Ford Dark Blue" DE1606:
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light blue in my 82
light blue in my 82