<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div>Makes sense.</div><div dir="ltr">Mike MacLean<br></div><div><span></span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Tuesday, February 21, 2017 2:03 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv3133065192"><div>
<div>The manifolds on our original 100M were bare Al, but I can't say
whether they came that way or the paint burned off. I
suspect--since they added the larger carbs at the Healey
factory--they wouldn't have bothered to paint them (since they
usually couldn't be bothered to pull the engine to replace the
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<div> Healey green for the normal intake manifold, begs the
question, what color the Lemans intake manifolds on Lemans
conversions of the 100?</div>
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<div class="yiv3133065192MsoNormal"><span style="">I believe the intake
manifolds left the factory painted the same
Healey Green as the engine. In any event, I
painted mine with the Moss spray can engine
paint in 1999 and it's still fine. The intake
manifold doesn't get that hot. The key to any
paint durability is how clean the surface is
when you paint it.</span></div>
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[<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv3133065192moz-txt-link-freetext" ymailto="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Bruce Steele<br clear="none">
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 20, 2017
12:56 AM<br clear="none">
<b>To:</b> 'Healey List'<br clear="none">
<b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Intake manifold
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<div class="yiv3133065192MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">I’m
interested in my options for finishing my
intake manifold. It was powder coated clear
12 years ago, and the coating has yellowed at
the head flanges from heat, and over the years
what look like rust spots have developed in
the powder coat, which is odd since the
manifold is cast aluminum (see the attached
photo).</span></div>
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<div class="yiv3133065192MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">I’d prefer
to preserve the natural cast aluminum color,
and I’m not a big fan of the chrome or
polished look on the intake (my apologies to
all you out there with nice shiny intake
manifolds—it’s just not my taste). I had the
exhaust manifold Jet-Hot coated in a cast iron
gray 12 years ago, and they still look great.
So, Jet-Hot coating the intake is one option,
but the color samples they sent me of their
lightest grays are all at best a medium gray;
all considerably darker than their online
color catalogue indicates. I’m going to call
them Monday, but I’m not sure they have a
coating light enough.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv3133065192MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">I also
don’t want to paint it, as I know that won’t
hold up long term. I’m curious about blasting
the clear powder coat off and leaving the
manifold uncoated. How does the “naked”
aluminum hold up to the heat? What have
others done? Your experience is appreciated.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv3133065192MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Bruce
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CA</span></div>
<div class="yiv3133065192MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">1960
BN7</span></div>
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