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RE: Painting engine block - 3A

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Subject: RE: Painting engine block - 3A
From: Gernot Vonhoegen <gernot.vonhoegen@stir.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 14:03:52 +0100
Sorry, can't recommend that, all gasket surfaces should be claean and that
means unpainted. You choose to name two of the worst sealing surfaces to
start with.

Cheers, Gernot

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> From:         Angelo Graham[SMTP:a3graham@mc1adm.uwaterloo.ca]
> Reply To:     Angelo Graham
> Sent:         Thursday, June 24, 1999 12:38 PM
> To:   triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject:      Painting engine block - 3A
> 
> 
> Hello list:
> A question regarding painting the engine block.  Is is OK to paint the
> mating surfaces on the block i.e. the surface on the head/manifold joint
> and the water pump outlet on the front of the block?  Will the paint
> compromise the gasket/block seal in any way? Just wondering before I get
> into this on the weekend.
> 
> Thanks,
> Angelo Graham
> 1959 TR3A
> Waterloo, Ont. Canada
> 

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