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.