Paint on Engine - 292

hombre292 · Post by **hombre292** » October 4, 2008, 3:12 pm

My truck is a '64 F100, with the 292. I'm getting ready to paint some places on my engine, where the paint is peeling off. A couple of questions.

What the best solvent or prep to use on the metal before I paint the engine? (so it will not peel again)

And what was the original color on the '64 292?

Thanks, Hombre

3ontree66 · Post by **3ontree66** » October 5, 2008, 12:55 am

I have a 61 F100 with a 1955 292. The block color is a light grey with blue valve covers, however I don't know if that's the stock color or not.

DCarr · Post by **DCarr** » October 5, 2008, 2:17 am

Use a wax & grease remover available at body shop supply stores . Some ford engines were painted black with gold valve covers & air cleaner then. Sorry , I don,t remember the color of the 292 I pulled out of my 64. It was 30 years ago . I must have oldtimers.

Gary Seymour · Post by **Gary Seymour** » October 5, 2008, 6:25 am

The 292 in my '62 is red.

factorystock · Post by **factorystock** » October 5, 2008, 9:03 am

All truck engines from 61-64 were painted black and the valve covers only were a reddish- orange color. The color "Ford Red" is available from Eastwood.All 65 engines were black with gold valve covers. In 66 the whole engines were painted "Ford Blue".

DCarr · Post by **DCarr** » October 5, 2008, 1:23 pm

Thanks for the "refresher course". Jump starts the old brain. Yes my 292 was black with the red- orange valve covers-my 65 stang was black with gold.