n8in8or
I never met a project I didn’t like
I like it. Industrial looking.
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- Thread starter NVW
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bowtiebutler956
Active Member
Good ole Detroit diesel green, or something very close. Looks good. 
Matt
Matt
NVW
Well-Known Member
Thanks, I hope it is close when dry.Good ole Detroit diesel green, or something very close. Looks good.
Matt
bowtiebutler956
Active Member
Back when I was going to paint mine, I was split between DD green, and red. I ended up going with red because I already had a gallon in stock, but I've always liked DD green.
Matt
Matt
NVW
Well-Known Member
To me any color is better than black.
NVW
Well-Known Member
Missed your post Nate, thanks.
turbovanman
I has boost, :O)
Nothing looks better than a freshly painted engine. Its a shame to install them, they get hidden by all the crap,
Your not screwing around! You might have yours fired up before Nate
n8in8or
I never met a project I didn’t like
I heard that......Your not screwing around! You might have yours fired up before Nate
n8in8or
I never met a project I didn’t like
Yes, yes Matt, we know, red is the best engine color EVER.....we get it already! ha ha ha
When I was younger I thought it was cool to paint my engines black....luckily I grew up. Well, sorta.
NVW
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bison
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Leo,..ye got that mill running yet or what???
Tupid smilies!
Tupid smilies!
btfarm
America First!
Jeez you type with an accent too...Leo,..ye got that mill running yet or what???
Tupid smilies!
Most any color works for me...
NVW
Well-Known Member
Waiting on the oil pump, got the mail on the way home today. Looks like I have a parcel. Hopefully this week will do it.Leo,..ye got that mill running yet or what???
Tupid smilies!
bison
Well-Known Member
You did not dare to just flip the gears over on your old pump..did ye
Tupid smilies!.. yuk
Tupid smilies!.. yuk
NVW
Well-Known Member
I had another look at it, the housing was badly worn, and the gears were gouged on both sides. A simple flow test showed an early pump flowed as well as that worn later pump. After going this far I wasn't going to cheap out.You did not dare to just flip the gears over on your old pump..did ye
Tupid smilies!.. yuk
Actually it will only show you where the oil ended up. And if the oil leak is that bad the 'locked up'/'blown' engine usually has to come out anyway...
They look nice, but, so does black and better yet the factory black stays black no matter how much soot or oil gets spilled/weeps/leaks on it.
So add "polish the engine" to the weekly oil level check.
NVW
Well-Known Member
Jeeez, misery loves company.Actually it will only show you where the oil ended up. And if the oil leak is that bad the 'locked up'/'blown' engine usually has to come out anyway...
They look nice, but, so does black and better yet the factory black stays black no matter how much soot or oil gets spilled/weeps/leaks on it.
So add "polish the engine" to the weekly oil level check.
NVW
Well-Known Member
Here is the new engine mount. I added more green to the paint, it was too blue for me. 
What shade of red is that? J/K looks better now.
Also did you borrow my valve cover install tip? by cutting heads of bolts off to aid alignment. I have a $.50 per use royalty on that method
Also did you borrow my valve cover install tip? by cutting heads of bolts off to aid alignment. I have a $.50 per use royalty on that method