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Your nice aluminum water pump/housing #1218262 04/18/12 03:03 PM 04/18/12 03:03 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,923 Athens, Greece Pyper70 OP master
Pyper70 OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,923 Athens, Greece	Do you paint it engine color to blend in or leave it in its natural cast finish? Does leaving it unpainted allow the heat to radiate off of it faster? The one I have in there now is the old cast iron one, does its job but I can hopefully drop my temperatures a little with this Mancini housing. Family owned 1969 Charger R/T DualQuad 440/727/GVO/3.55s

Re: Your nice aluminum water pump/housing [Re: Pyper70] #1218263 04/18/12 03:59 PM 04/18/12 03:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,203 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,203 Oregon	Depends what you want. On a race engine I leave the aluminum unpainted. On a daily driver I would paint it engine color. The aluminum will corrode over time on a daily driver due to the water and road trash that gets thrown up on it. A painted surface is easier to keep clean than a bare aluminum one. Same thing with heads and intake manifold. On a daily driver I would paint that stuff just to make it last longer.

Re: Your nice aluminum water pump/housing [Re: AndyF] #1218264 04/18/12 05:09 PM 04/18/12 05:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,923 Athens, Greece Pyper70 OP master
Pyper70 OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,923 Athens, Greece	Well the intake manifold is jet hot coated...My RPM heads I was just going to leave bare casting....should be able to clean just fine with the 1000 miles she gets driven per year Family owned 1969 Charger R/T DualQuad 440/727/GVO/3.55s

Re: Your nice aluminum water pump/housing [Re: Pyper70] #1218265 04/18/12 05:25 PM 04/18/12 05:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,531 Jacksonville, FL Chris2581 master
Chris2581 master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,531 Jacksonville, FL	Clear engine enamel.Dupli Color will yellow over time,but Plasti Kote and Rust-O-Leum engine clears work great. Nautilus Racing- We use Superformance gaskets and Turbo Action converters/products.

Re: Your nice aluminum water pump/housing [Re: Chris2581] #1218266 04/18/12 06:39 PM 04/18/12 06:39 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,038 Ontario, Canada S Stanton Don't question me!
Stanton Don't question me! S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,038 Ontario, Canada	I paint all aluminum stuff "aluminum"

Re: Your nice aluminum water pump/housing [Re: Stanton] #1218267 04/18/12 07:32 PM 04/18/12 07:32 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,923 Athens, Greece Pyper70 OP master
Pyper70 OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,923 Athens, Greece	Quote: I paint all aluminum stuff "aluminum" So....you use rattle can aluminum paint .....where you push the nozzle and nothing comes out? Family owned 1969 Charger R/T DualQuad 440/727/GVO/3.55s

Re: Your nice aluminum water pump/housing [Re: Pyper70] #1218268 04/18/12 07:41 PM 04/18/12 07:41 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 2,295 dark side of the moon D Dougsmopars top fuel
Dougsmopars top fuel D Joined: May 2005 Posts: 2,295 dark side of the moon	I don't know where you buy your spray bombs but i rarely had any issues with any rattle can engine paint. But then again i don't buy my paint from Bennies Bargin Basement.

Re: Your nice aluminum water pump/housing [Re: Dougsmopars] #1218269 04/18/12 10:03 PM 04/18/12 10:03 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md 3 383man Too Many Posts
383man Too Many Posts 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md	I painted my heads and water pump as I am going for more of the Max Wedge look. Ron

Re: Your nice aluminum water pump/housing [Re: Pyper70] #1218270 04/18/12 10:10 PM 04/18/12 10:10 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio Challenger 1 Too Many Posts
Challenger 1 Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio	I would paint it like AndyF said. I left mine bare and it don't get driven much either, but the bare aluminum is getting nasty. Next time I'm painting. My

Re: Your nice aluminum water pump/housing [Re: Challenger 1] #1218271 04/18/12 11:43 PM 04/18/12 11:43 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 889 Monroe, LA USA C Carsavior super stock
Carsavior super stock C Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 889 Monroe, LA USA	I painted the aluminum heads, intake, water punp housing, etc on my Challenger years ago, but it is coming off the aluminum (the steel still looks good), so on the New Yorker I gave it all a light coat of etching primer before the engine paint- haven't cranked it up yet so I don't know if this works or not, but using Mopar hemi orange on clean bare aluminum did not work.

Re: Your nice aluminum water pump/housing [Re: Pyper70] #1218272 04/18/12 11:51 PM 04/18/12 11:51 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,038 Ontario, Canada S Stanton Don't question me!
Stanton Don't question me! S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,038 Ontario, Canada	Quote: So....you use rattle can aluminum paint .....where you push the nozzle and nothing comes out? Comes out just fine. You have to hold the can with the nozzle UP.

Re: Your nice aluminum water pump/housing [Re: Pyper70] #1218273 04/19/12 12:50 PM 04/19/12 12:50 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	Quote: The one I have in there now is the old cast iron one, does its job but I can hopefully drop my temperatures a little with this Mancini housing. your thinking that the housing is going to flow more? live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Your nice aluminum water pump/housing [Re: RapidRobert] #1218274 04/19/12 03:42 PM 04/19/12 03:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,923 Athens, Greece Pyper70 OP master
Pyper70 OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,923 Athens, Greece	Quote: Quote: The one I have in there now is the old cast iron one, does its job but I can hopefully drop my temperatures a little with this Mancini housing. your thinking that the housing is going to flow more? No..that the pump housing will dissipate the heat more than the cast iron one would. I have the aluminum water pump as well. I think it will flow the same as the cast iron one but again, the housing might dissipate the heat faster. Going to get the right mixture in the block plus add some water wetter when I am done. I like to operate about 170�-180�...There are days where I have seen 200� on the gauge. Family owned 1969 Charger R/T DualQuad 440/727/GVO/3.55s

Re: Your nice aluminum water pump/housing [Re: Pyper70] #1218275 04/19/12 03:51 PM 04/19/12 03:51 PM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 15,134 Kelowna, B.C. Canada D DPelletier I Live Here
DPelletier I Live Here D Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 15,134 Kelowna, B.C. Canada	IMO, you will find that the finish on the waterpump housing and it's subsequent ability to affect the efficiency of your cooling system is an order of magnitude below insignificant. Paint or don't based on what you want it to look like and/or maintenance issues. My vote is for paint. Dave 1970 Super Bee 440 Six Pack 1974 'Cuda 2008 Ram 3500 Diesel 2006 Ram 3500 Diesel 2004.5 Ram 2500 Diesel 2003 Ram 3500 Diesel 2006 Durango Limited [url] http://1970superbee.piczo.com [/url]

Re: Your nice aluminum water pump/housing [Re: 383man] #1218276 04/19/12 04:25 PM 04/19/12 04:25 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa 340SHORTY Truck Nut
340SHORTY Truck Nut Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa	Quote: I painted my heads and water pump as I am going for more of the Max Wedge look. Ron Whats that funny looking little thing on top of the carb? I am truckless..

Re: Your nice aluminum water pump/housing [Re: 340SHORTY] #1218277 04/20/12 01:10 AM 04/20/12 01:10 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 70,126 Here DirectSubjection Tacohead. The First and Only
DirectSubjection Tacohead. The First and Only Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 70,126 Here	Housing is iron, but the pump is aluminum - I polished it. Ride eternal, shiny and chrome

Re: Your nice aluminum water pump/housing [Re: 340SHORTY] #1218278 04/20/12 01:22 AM 04/20/12 01:22 AM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,319 Puyallup, WA S StealthWedge67 master
StealthWedge67 master S Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,319 Puyallup, WA	Quote: Quote: I painted my heads and water pump as I am going for more of the Max Wedge look. Ron Whats that funny looking little thing on top of the carb? Yeah....I gotta agree, here. Rons 63 is Bad Azz for sure, but he's gotta do something different in the air cleaner dept. LemonWedge - Street heavy / Strip ready - 11.07 @ 120

Re: Your nice aluminum water pump/housing [Re: 383man] #1218279 04/20/12 01:51 AM 04/20/12 01:51 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,246 Tucson, AZ Ramrod39 My New Title
Ramrod39 My New Title Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,246 Tucson, AZ	Ron - where does the hose connected to the breather cap go? What kind of breather is on the other valve cover and where is it connected? Quote:

Re: Your nice aluminum water pump/housing [Re: Ramrod39] #1218280 04/20/12 02:23 AM 04/20/12 02:23 AM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 363 kentucky R roadrunner7020 enthusiast
roadrunner7020 enthusiast R Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 363 kentucky	Quote: Ron - where does the hose connected to the breather cap go? What kind of breather is on the other valve cover and where is it connected? Quote: possibly to the header evap

Re: Your nice aluminum water pump/housing [Re: Pyper70] #1218281 04/20/12 02:11 PM 04/20/12 02:11 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,547 Syracuse,NY CompWedgeEngines master
CompWedgeEngines master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,547 Syracuse,NY	I use clear single stage polyurethane and add a touch of silver metallic...tough as nails, looks great, wipes clean like glass. RIP Monte Smith Your work is a reflection of yourself, autograph it with quality. WD for Diamond Pistons,Sidewinder cylinder heads, Wiseco, K1 rods and cranks,BAM lifters, Morel lifters, Molnar Technologies, Harland Sharp, Pro Gear, Cometic, King Engine Bearings and many others.

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