On Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Power British Performance Parts, Inc. wrote:
> Brian Ricker wrote:
>
> > Were the covers for the cartridge oil filters painted any particular
> > color or left bare?
> > Mine is bare now and appears to have been that way all along. Also, what
>
> The original canisters for 4 cyl TR's were a light to medium peacock blue
>that fades
> to what looks like a minty green. TR-6 canisters were a slightly darker,
>more pure
> blue. The paint on the TR-6 canisters must have been very poor quality, as
>it seems
> to have flaked off very quickly. It is hard to locate one that still has a
>fair
> amount of original paint on it these days!
>
> Good luck!
The darker blue for the 6 cylinders, is it as dark as say an AC spin on
filter (Something like Cadillac air filter blue?). None of the books that
I have show a color pickture of the oil filter canister.
Thanks,
Brian
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Brian Ricker brianr@mvp.net
Ballwin MO
'70 TR6 CC56818L
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