POL markings

[ted angus]

I struggled to think of a title ? radiator filler caps , expansion tank caps were often painted blue with white AL 39 lettering, can anyone tell me - was this official and secondly if yes which colour blue ?

TED

[fv1609]

Ted I have got quite a number of documents relating to vehicle markings of their various kinds. Nowhere can I find a requirement for painting any of the cooling system blue. In 50s & 60s there were some odd embellishments when in depot storage. You mention AL39 so that has got to be 1978 onwards & there seems to be even less painting since then, other than marking the identity of the product itself to be used.

 

That only relates to the Army, but goodness knows what the RAF got up to

[ted angus]

Hi Clive, I recall back in the day ! we used to use various colours on bowsers or small storage tanks, red Civgas or combat gas, yellow diesel, Black & white Avtur, and blue for both ground and air use coolants- looking at the current JSP 317 there are now dozens of different coloured labels, & marking for all manner of POL products. I am wondering if the marking my lad had found under many layers of paint on his Lightweight are a throw back to those days, where use of the colours was extended to vehicles & equipment

regards TED

[morris c8 fat]

in my day AL39 was writen in black permy marker white stencil on the cap or in one cace Dymo tape