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    Default Engine color

    Series 60. Blue or green, and where do I get it ?

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    Jim, you can get the "Green" at O'reilly (sp?) auto parts. Just bought some this week. Found it is almost a perfect match for engine paint on 50 Merc.
    It is listed on the spray can "Detroit Green" Engine Enamel.


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    Thanks Pete, but is that the color it is supposed to be ? Some of mine looks green and some looks blue. I'm thinking green was for the 8V's and the series 60 was blue.

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    You can purchase that exact color at your local detroit diesel dealer. The part number is # SD1-5237 / detriot diesel blue / 12 oz spray can.
    Many of the paints are close but not exact.

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    Jim, it is supposed to be blue. The clear coat Prevost applies turns it green.

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    Clear coat on a Diesel engine? Don't know how mine got to be green, but it is. The paint I mentioned in the above post matches the color of my engine. Did Detroit change the color in later year model?


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    Thanks everyone. I'm thinking Pete's engine is blue also and he was trying to trick me into painting mine green.

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    Mine is black - a Millennium option. It makes the oil leaks less obvious.

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    I painted mine black also. When I cleaned the engine some of the original paint turned a different color, so painting it black made everything one color. It came out really nice!
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    DD Series 60 paint is blue - similar to the color bands on the thread dividers on this page. Prevost applies a varnish to the entire engine bay prior to delivery which after it weathers, tints the other colors yellowish (thus the blue looks green).

    As suggested above, I bought some cans of Series 60 paint at a local DD dealer and have started a slow process to repaint the engine. It is expensive by the way, ~ $20/can.

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