1950 Buick Engine Component Colors?

[KdFwagen]

Anyone knows (or has photos) of the colors of 1950 Buick Roadmaster engine parts?

Valve cover Cap

Fan

Fan pulley

Intake manifold

Radiator

Dipstick

Blowby pipe

Brackets for motor mounts

Generator bracket

Battery hold down

hood release latches (4)

If Black, Please indicate if satin or high gloss.

Thanks.

[Bill Stoneberg]

Black is always going to be satin under a hood.

Valve cover Cap Turquoise with a decal

Fan Black

Fan pulley Black

Intake manifold Turqoise

Radiator Black along with the holder it sits in

Dipstick turquise

Blowby pipe Black

Brackets for motor mounts black

Generator bracket Turquoise

Battery hold down Black

hood release latches (4) silver were cad plated originally

Edited October 27, 2010 by Bill Stoneberg (see edit history)

[KdFwagen]

Excellent.

Time to beakout some engine enamels.

Thanks Bill.

Alex

[KdFwagen]

Bill, what about the Harmonic Balancer?

Alex

[Guest DaveCorbin]

Dear Alex:

There's a very simple way to tell what color something is on a Buick engine.

Look at how the item is fastened to the engine. Does the bolt go thru a GASKETED joint? If yes, engine color. If no, black or plated.

Buick invented the funny bolt that has the head in the middle and threads on both ends specifically to enforce their ABSOLUTE rule that the assembly plant isn't allowed to loosen or tighten anything the engine tester has signed off on.

See an early Buick V8 generator adjustment strap for the application of this rule. The bolt goes thru the gasket between the water pump and the block, so it was there WHEN the engine was painted in the engine factory. The strap itself is black, held on by a unpainted lock washer and a bright cad plated nut !!

Note that the very end of the bolt sticking out from the nut is engine color !!

Regards, Dave Corbin

Edited October 28, 2010 by DaveCorbin (see edit history)

[KdFwagen]

Dave,

Interesting. Ok, makes sense to me. Thanks for explaining it to me like that.

I've been sanding several components down to bare metal and found different colors. So that caused me to be unsure of colors. Obviously someone got "artistic" at some point way back when.