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Going to have my motor out while installing a 700R4 and would like to clean it up and repaint it. Does anyone know what engine color to use for a 1962 Canadian Pontiac with a 261? It is green now but I am not sure if it is the correct green. Thanks in advance...Steve
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Dear Steve;
If there's a Pontiac Dealer nearby;
check & see if there's any old
literature on them, or a (retired)
Mechanic that would know.
Good luck.
John M., I.I. #3370
"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going". -Anon
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All the canadian 261s ive got have been that ugly green.
Id have more 8s but I can't count that high
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Go to your local Big truck repair shop and get some Detroit Diesel Aspen Green. And for heaven sakes don't buy that awful Ford 6 cylinder green. Sheesh.
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Does anyone know about the color for a Chevy 235 passenger car? My engine was originally more of a turquoise color, but all I can come up with is a Blue that does not seem to match. Definitely not Detroit Diesel Green!
Thanks!
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Up to '54 235's were gray. After that Chevrolet Blue, not GM Blue. Most franchised auto parts stores carry those colors in a rattle can.
Drew
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The Rattle can Chevrolet Blue does not match. It looks nice, but does not match.
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i have used the Chevrolet blue that Eastwood sells. It appears to me to be close on the original. My GMC in a '52 Chevrolet is painted that color.
God's Peace to you.
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Don: Do you have a picture you can share?
Blessings to you as well.
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