[TR] 1)Engine Block Interior, Liner Paint &2)Venting

[Michael Lang]

My TR3 block still has the original shiny black coating inside that was
applied by the factory. I assumed that this was just some sort of black
enamel. Did the factory use Glyptal? What ever it is has held up really
well for being coated with oil for the last 50 years.

Mike
> Could be. I used to autocross an ex-GP Spitfire 4 that we "rescued" from a  
> barn in 1983. It had been a regional-level SCCA race car until the mid-1970s. 
> We  actually didn't have to go inside the engine until 1995, when it got new 
> rings  and bearings, at which time I discovered that the inside of the engine 
> block had  been painted with Glyptal. Must've been pretty good stuff way back 
> when, 'cause  it still looked perfect!  
>
> --Andy  Mace