Paint - Engine

Cylinder Blocks

chuckhk1941 12/17/99

Anybody know what color the engine cyl. was painted? Also color of oil pan. Gen I think is black,as is fan, & bottom pulley ??

speedoo51 12/29/99

A sort of mello yucki green, I think..For some reason I think it was all green except for carb , distributor, starter...

Jim_Bollman 12/30/99

The engine block was normally light gray on all the cast iron 4 cyl blocks. It is common to high light the raised Crosley letters in red. The Pre-War and some of the tin blocks were a green color, not sure I would describe it as "mello yucki green". I highly recommend ordering "Restoration Tips for Crosleys" (9 pages) from the club, I hope it is still in print since it wasn't listed in the last few Quarterlies. It has evolved over the last 25 years or so to be fairly accurate on how things should be restored. Check with the club

fwitham 5/21/00

48 Wagon - Is the original color of engine gray or green?

Jim_Bollman 5/21/00

The early Tin Block was a kind of olive green, by 48 I believe they were just galvanized. The cast iron blocks were a light gray or industrial gray, it is common to highlight the raised Crosley in red.