[Healeys] To paint--or not--an aluminum head

[John Vrugtman]

Well, at least in the 6 cylinder version from Denis Welsh with new head 
bolts the casting has Denis Welsh cast into it and the head bolts have 
allen sockets.

John
64 BJ9

On 6/30/2024 6:49 PM, Michael Oritt wrote:
> Curt--
>
> That's my plan--Michael Oritt
>
> On Sun, Jun 30, 2024 at 5:12 PM Curtis Arndt <cnaarndt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     Michael,
>
>     Paint the head with the rest of the engine. You can't tell the
>     difference from the original cast iron head.
>
>     Curt
>
>     On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 9:33 AM Josef Eckert via Healeys
>     <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>         I painted mine with the engine Block. So its very hard to see
>         its an aluminium head. I used a two pack primer. This was done
>         more than 10 years ago and its still immaculate.
>
>         Josef Eckert
>         Königswinter Germany
>
>         Gesendet mit der Telekom Mail App
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>         -- Original-Nachricht --
>
>         *Von:* Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
>
>         *Betreff:* [Healeys] To paint--or not--an aluminum head
>
>         *Datum:* 28.06.2024, 16:41 Uhr
>
>         *An:* Austin Healey <healeys at autox.team.net>
>
>         To those who have fitted AL cylinder heads: Did you leave the
>         head unpainted or clear-coated to show that it is an AL head
>         or did you paint it to match the engine?
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