Willys PU engine L226

[Guest hekay]

Hi all. Would like to know the engine color for 1961 Willys Truck L226 engine. Were the transmission/transfer case painted. Starting to restore this which was my Dad's. It has a dump body.

Thanks Harold.

Edited December 5, 2009 by hekay (see edit history)

[jimkf]

Most Willys 226 engines after 1954 were painted silver. The bell housing was also silver but the transmissions were usually dark green. I've also seen the transmissions painted grey.

[Guest hekay]

Thanks Jim. This truck is a 1961 and has a rebuilt eng. There is a tag that on it says remanufactured for Kaiser Jeep Copr. The eng. looks like it is painted a dark red or moroon.

[jimkf]

Maroon was a color that Kaiser used to paint their passenger car engines in 1954-55. Looks like they also used it for their rebuilds. As an aside, dark blue 226 engines were Sears sold rebuilts.

[Guest vettelang]

Would a 1954 Willys 226 in an Aero be Maroon or Silver?

[jimkf]

The 226 used in the 54 Aeros was silver. I recently restored an 54 Aero Eagle Custom and the engine in it was silver.

[Guest hekay]

Is there a sorce for the correct engine paint for these Willys engines?

[jimkf]

For the silver engine, I used Duplicolor's aluminum high heat engine paint. For the maroon engine (my 54K), I used Duplicolor's Dark Canyon Red truck paint. It's held up to the heat without blistering or fading.