Slant six paint recommendation, for whatever its worth.
Hello MoBros and MoSisters: I hope all is well with you and your slanty. This is pretty minor, but I thought I'd forward anyway. I recently removed and painted the engine in my 1974 Duster, and here's what I learned about the paint. I did a lot of research as to what the most correct and original engine paint would be, and I settled on Bill Hirsch Chrysler Blue 1973 - 1983. Like anything, you never really know how it will come out until you actually do it. But I'm really happy with the result, and wanted to offer my recommendation for this product. In the two photos below, I show a factory original PCV valve with its original paint still on it, installed in the valve cover of my slanty. As you can see, the paint match between the PCV valve (which was painted in 1974) and the Bill Hirsch paint on my valve cover (which was painted in late 2022) is nearly identical. It seems a bit off in the photos due to the lighting, but it looks really good in person. I know the debate rages between this stuff, Dupli-Color, Ford Blue, etc. but you might be able to save some time by just going with this. My two cents worth and no, I don't work for them. Trying to help out, that's all. Their number is 800 828-2061. By the way, my slanty is purring like a kitten, but I think I'll treat her to a valve lash adjustment anyway. Happy motoring!
Hello MoBros and MoSisters: I hope all is well with you and your slanty. This is pretty minor, but I thought I'd forward anyway. I recently removed and painted the engine in my 1974 Duster, and here's what I learned about the paint. I did a lot of research as to what the most correct and original engine paint would be, and I settled on Bill Hirsch Chrysler Blue 1973 - 1983. Like anything, you never really know how it will come out until you actually do it. But I'm really happy with the result, and wanted to offer my recommendation for this product. In the two photos below, I show a factory original PCV valve with its original paint still on it, installed in the valve cover of my slanty. As you can see, the paint match between the PCV valve (which was painted in 1974) and the Bill Hirsch paint on my valve cover (which was painted in late 2022) is nearly identical. It seems a bit off in the photos due to the lighting, but it looks really good in person. I know the debate rages between this stuff, Dupli-Color, Ford Blue, etc. but you might be able to save some time by just going with this. My two cents worth and no, I don't work for them. Trying to help out, that's all. Their number is 800 828-2061. By the way, my slanty is purring like a kitten, but I think I'll treat her to a valve lash adjustment anyway. Happy motoring!
