what colour should s3 engine be?

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Originally Posted by Killer

I will try to take some photos and see if I can upload them for you Digger.

Cheers, Mick.

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I very much look forward to this...

cheers

"Humbrol #23.
Available at all good hobby shops, approximately $3.45 per tin"

This is from one of the members here a while back when I asked the same question about the correct engine colour.
I grabbed a couple of tins from a Hobby Shop in Melbourne and then had litre matched by a local vehicle paint supply shop.


Cheers, Mick.

I took the front timing cover off my 78 Game the other day to change the seal and the inside of the cover is painted the same colour as the outside but is of course in much better condition. I think it would be possible to take it along to somewhere that can colour match and get a good match. I might take a photo but it won't necessarily come out properly on a monitor. It is a pretty blue though :).

TimJ.

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Originally Posted by digger

I very much look forward to this...

cheers

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Sorry Digger, I haven't done anything about it yet.:o

Cheers, Mick.

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Originally Posted by Killer

Sorry Digger, I haven't done anything about it yet.:o

Cheers, Mick.

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well, I suppose I'll forgive you so far as your post ended with "YET" !!:D:p

Here are a couple of photos of the inside of the timing cover. Nice condition paint in there.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...012/01/528.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...012/01/529.jpg

Cheers,

TimJ.

Yep duck egg blue;)

OK will take a photo of my engine block. hang will look, will prob find a photo already;)

Mrs hh:angel:

I was told this was duck egg blue, but looks a lot lighter that TimJ's?

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...012/01/488.jpg

Sam

Color / A6C0C5 / Duck Egg Blue :: COLOURlovers


Try this!


Cheers, Mick

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Originally Posted by LWB123

Hello again from Brisbane.

I recognise that this is now an old topic, but thought I had better upgrade what I posted earlier on. There I had said that my motor was duck egg blue and this seemed to be the correct colour for a S3 2.25l petrol block.

According to the appendix on the 5 bearing motor in my service and repair manual (Haynes Series 2, 2A and 3) these later motors were differentiated from the earlier 3 bearing model (S2A and S3) by having red painted blocks.

Perdix noted that he had a red block in his post which would have been right.

Cheers,

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this is from an old post I found,
cheers,
D