Rick W Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Got a loverly shade of Olive Drab 15 for the old girl (MV not Mrs!), came from RR motor Services. Would this be OK to use on my engine block? Or is it not heat resistant enough. If it isnt any good, what is the best bet? :? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul connor Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 i thought military engines were all Egg shell, light blue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 Hmmmmm...Is that just British engines (1940's) or does it apply to the US ones as well? My engine is covered in traces of OD, I thought they were painted in blue if they were rebuilt. Mine had a major overhaul in 1956 yet there is still loads of OD on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 The blue colour is BS101 Sky Blue, and you can get that from R&R too. What type of engine is it? It might explain why it is painted green. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 i thought military engines were all Egg shell, light blue? Paul, The colour you refer to is Sky Blue as used on the Rolls Royce B range, etc. This was introduced around 1950ish, prior to that armoured engines and sometimes B vehicle engines, were in Eau-de-Nil. There is no hard and fast rule as we have tried to get confirmation of painting instructions. I have seen engines for wartime vehicles rebuilt by civilian contractors and manufacturers in the factory colours, ie. Humber green, Austin green, Bedford black, etc. When I was in working in the army workshops, all rebuilt engines at that time were in Sky Blue, but sometimes Bedford engines came in from contractors paint in IRR green, Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john fox Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Rick you are trying for a wartime C8 GS aren't you? if so it should be eau de nil which is fairly close to the colour of the border around this meassge template and so no where near the sky blue quoted by Chris which is as stated a post war (1950+) colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Yep, a '44 C8, thanks for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris c8 fat Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 :-) Hi Rick I think it is a dark bottle green or black for the morris original collour engine :beer: of all the ones we have worked on only one was sky blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Seems like no hard and fast rule then! Any recommendations on paint make- will the engine get hot enough to need an engine lacquer? Obviously the cylinder head will get the hottest so have already done that in a hammerite dark green. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 While Ive got your attention, have any of you replaced the oil filter element and if so what make and part number did you use? :? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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