292 Engine Color
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292 Engine Color
Anybody know what the correct engine color is for my 61 292 v8.. valve colors are orange.... intake manifold looks like it was red or orange... not sure what color the block should be painted.. I'm guessing probably orange.
What do u think....I'm changing the valve covers to chrome..
let me know your thoughts
What do u think....I'm changing the valve covers to chrome..
let me know your thoughts
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292 Engine Color
IIRC some of the blocks weren't painted at
all, but you'd need to verify that with
some of the older members...who may, or may not
remember such stuff...
Steve & the Rockette
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all, but you'd need to verify that with
some of the older members...who may, or may not
remember such stuff...
Steve & the Rockette
'63 F100
'68 F100
'72 Capri 2L
'73 Capri 2.6L V6
'73 MG B GT 2.6L V6(Ford)
'98 Contour SVT 2.5L V6 (Mods)
'01 ZX2 (No Mods yet)
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292 Engine Color
Yes dear,that model used all!!!"Ford Red"for the block and valve covers,now on the 64's they used black on the block and red on valve covers.Before 1960,most all had ford red block with black valve covers.Ford Red engine paint is sold at auto zone,it's a deeper darker red than chevy orange red...Janet
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292 Engine Color
Car, Ranchero, and courier Y-blocks, used different color schemes than trucks.
Ford truck Y-blocks..........
1957-58 272 Block was red
1958-64 292 Block was black
This info is also documented in the book "Ford Trucks 1957-67" by Paul G. McLaughlin.
Hope this helps.
Ford truck Y-blocks..........
1957-58 272 Block was red
1958-64 292 Block was black
This info is also documented in the book "Ford Trucks 1957-67" by Paul G. McLaughlin.
Hope this helps.
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292 Engine Color
Not so fast, Janet
The '64 OE engine colors for the 292 Y were black block and blue valve covers. That said, I can't be sure that Ford did not use other colors, but I have a literature verification for what I've just said (can I recall the specific reference as this is written? No, but it's in a post that I responded to on this very site a little over a year ago).
The '64 OE engine colors for the 292 Y were black block and blue valve covers. That said, I can't be sure that Ford did not use other colors, but I have a literature verification for what I've just said (can I recall the specific reference as this is written? No, but it's in a post that I responded to on this very site a little over a year ago). 
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