painting my 273

Be sure to knock out all of the old freeze plugs, and use a pressure washer to blow the gunk out of the water jackets. Be sure to put brass freeze plugs back in, ESPECIALLY the 2 in the back of the block. The IH red from Tractor Supply is close, and is probably the exact same color as the Massy Ferguson red they also sell. Any color red from an auto paint store is going to be expensive. Red is the most expensive color of paint you can buy. I have never used primer on an engine, and had mixed results. The engine in my purple car has had paint come off, but the paint I put on every other engines I have ever painted has stuck like white on rice! Good luck, and hope to see you at Farmington.